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Tauranga Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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Tauranga Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
20.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 1PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 13 | E 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | |
166 | 152 | 139 | 130 | 109 | 109 | 91 | 75 | 76 | 66 | 68 | 60 | 60 | 45 | 44 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 2:21AM2.41m | 2:44PM2.23m | 3:23AM2.37m | 3:50PM2.19m | 4:21AM2.36m | 4:52PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM0.67m | 8:51PM0.64m | 9:32AM0.68m | 9:53PM0.67m | 10:32AM0.65m | 10:53PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 91 | 75 | 76 | 66 | 68 | 60 | 60 | 45 | 44 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 17 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 11 | N 9 | N 16 | E 9 | N 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | N 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 13 | N 13 | E 8 | E 8 | N 12 |
6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 17 | — | N 16 | — | N 16 | E 10 | E 9 | N 15 | N 9 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | E 9 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 9 | E 10 | N 13 | N 13 | E 8 |
6 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 2 | — | — | — |
166 | 152 | 139 | 130 | 109 | 109 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 211 | 164 | 112 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 10 | 65 | 65 | 10 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
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