Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 74 | 56 | 76 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:54AM2.31m | 6:29PM2.48m | 6:53AM2.37m | 7:23PM2.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.70m | 12:02PM0.54m | 00:35AM0.60m | 12:58PM0.45m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 15 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 74 | 20 | 76 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | ENE 13 | NE 14 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 15 | NE 9 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 17 | 29 | 9 | 20 | 56 | 21 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NNE 15 | NE 15 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 17 | SE 8 | NE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | NE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | SW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 112 | 113 | 60 | 60 | 112 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
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