Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 6AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 36 | 30 | 103 | 212 | 1263 | 602 | 550 | 423 | 254 | 211 | 129 | 99 | 79 | 79 | 57 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:54PM2.66m | 11:20AM2.55m | 11:37PM2.58m | 12:03PM2.49m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM0.41m | 5:15PM0.52m | 5:44AM0.49m | 6:00PM0.65m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 36 | 30 | 103 | 212 | 586 | 602 | 550 | 423 | 254 | 211 | 129 | 99 | 79 | 79 | 57 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 13 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 13 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 7 | 38 | 18 | 1263 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 325 | 134 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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