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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
19.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | |
91 | 154 | 187 | 192 | 211 | 167 | 163 | 163 | 147 | 183 | 183 | 126 | 335 | 385 | 761 | 841 | 755 | 587 | 527 | 465 | 410 | 389 | 226 | 211 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:37PM2.30m | 6:51AM2.37m | 7:24PM2.36m | 7:35AM2.36m | 8:08PM2.40m | 8:16AM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.57m | 00:37AM0.62m | 1:01PM0.53m | 1:21AM0.61m | 1:44PM0.51m | 2:03AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | |
5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 13 | N 11 | NE 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 15 | N 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
91 | 154 | 187 | 192 | 211 | 167 | 163 | 163 | 147 | 183 | 183 | 13 | 9 | 173 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 121 | 211 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | NNE 15 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | N 11 | NNE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | NE 12 | N 15 | N 10 | N 14 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 15 | N 11 | NNE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NNE 13 | N 16 | N 16 | NNE 13 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 10 | NE 12 | N 15 | N 10 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 22 | 30 | 126 | 335 | 385 | 761 | 841 | 755 | 587 | 527 | 465 | 410 | 389 | 226 | 196 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 29 | 60 | 33 | 60 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 211 | 65 | 60 | 73 | 60 |
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