Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 11AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 64 | 143 | 247 | 256 | 143 | 94 | 164 | 156 | 158 | 69 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:23AM2.50m | 11:29PM2.37m | 12:01PM2.44m | 00:07AM2.30m | 12:39PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57AM0.48m | 5:17PM0.65m | 5:36AM0.56m | 5:59PM0.73m | 6:15AM0.65m | 6:41PM0.81m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 58 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 256 | 143 | 94 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 69 | 46 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 46 | 46 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 12 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 15 | — | — | N 11 | NNE 7 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | WSW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 143 | 247 | — | 3 | 17 | 164 | 156 | 158 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 547 | 112 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 112 | 314 | 642 | 10 | 558 | 112 | 94 | 363 | 325 | 125 | 15 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 376 |
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