
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 2AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
623 | 516 | 422 | 377 | 326 | 294 | 264 | 223 | 183 | 191 | 196 | 301 | 308 | 326 | 339 | 331 | 330 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:55AM2.33m | 5:44PM2.43m | 6:03AM2.36m | 6:45PM2.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.81m | 11:10AM0.60m | 11:48PM0.73m | 12:15PM0.51m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
623 | 516 | 422 | 377 | 326 | 294 | 264 | 223 | 183 | 191 | 196 | 301 | 308 | 326 | 339 | 331 | 330 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 12 |
6 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 11 | — | E 9 | SE 9 | N 14 | N 14 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | NE 11 | N 13 |
3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
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