Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 2AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | E 11 | E 11 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 29 | 73 | 111 | 123 | 92 | 245 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:10PM2.42m | 8:42AM2.42m | 8:57PM2.50m | 9:32AM2.54m | 9:45PM2.54m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.72m | 2:18AM0.55m | 2:39PM0.64m | 3:04AM0.45m | 3:26PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 92 | 245 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 3 | N 5 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | N 12 | N 10 | N 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 3 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 15 | N 12 | N 10 | N 11 | N 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 73 | 111 | 123 | 69 | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 92 | 547 | 538 | 113 | 125 | 112 | 112 | 551 | 643 | 686 | 94 | 43 | 0 |
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