Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 7AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 116 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 111 | 102 | 68 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:23PM2.69m | 11:48AM2.50m | 00:10AM2.61m | 12:35PM2.45m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.40m | 5:44PM0.47m | 6:18AM0.47m | 6:32PM0.60m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 |
| kJ | 163 | 116 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 111 | 102 | 68 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | N 10 | N 6 | — | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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