
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 8AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | ESE 12 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 37 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 34 | 51 | 75 | 28 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:37AM2.17m | 7:04PM2.33m | 7:24AM2.27m | 7:47PM2.41m | 8:10AM2.37m | 8:30PM2.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.85m | 12:44PM0.78m | 1:08AM0.74m | 1:27PM0.69m | 1:52AM0.63m | 2:08PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
27 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 10 | ESE 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 34 | 51 | 75 | 85 | 98 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 52 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 52 | 52 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 74 | 112 | 544 |
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