
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 9PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
163 | 163 | 163 | 116 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 111 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:23PM2.69m | 11:48AM2.50m | 00:10AM2.61m | 12:35PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56PM0.36m | 5:31AM0.40m | 5:44PM0.47m | 6:18AM0.47m | 6:32PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
163 | 163 | 163 | 116 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 111 | 70 | 68 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | NNE 8 | N 8 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | S 4 | W 16 | — | — | — | NE 8 | N 9 | NNW 9 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
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