
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 7AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
74 | 73 | 63 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 62 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 61 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:23PM2.56m | 7:47AM2.45m | 8:12PM2.61m | 8:37AM2.51m | 8:58PM2.63m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.50m | 1:48PM0.38m | 2:19AM0.42m | 2:34PM0.37m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NE 14 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
14 | 73 | 63 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 62 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 61 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NW 5 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
74 | 9 | 17 | 46 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | NW 5 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NW 19 | NW 19 | W 5 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
20 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | SW 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
33 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 144 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
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