Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 6AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 37 | 64 | 106 | 122 | 132 | 178 | 135 | 178 | 216 | 184 | 98 | 54 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:42PM2.40m | 12:11PM2.40m | 00:22AM2.31m | 12:53PM2.29m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.64m | 6:11PM0.82m | 6:32AM0.76m | 6:56PM0.92m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 7 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 129 | 97 | 161 | 216 | 184 | 98 | 54 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 12 | NNW 7 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 8 | N 9 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 13 | 82 | 7 | 6 | 69 | 39 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | SE 10 | E 12 | N 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 37 | 64 | 106 | 122 | 132 | 178 | 135 | 178 | 109 | 135 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 518 | 518 | 518 | 92 | 43 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 216 | 69 | 248 | 130 | 249 |
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