Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 3AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 150 | 121 | 47 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:30PM2.48m | 9:56AM2.46m | 10:14PM2.54m | 10:42AM2.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.62m | 3:35AM0.54m | 3:50PM0.57m | 4:17AM0.47m | 4:34PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 121 | 47 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 14 | 28 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | SW 3 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 116 | 150 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 546 | 155 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 52 | 493 | 52 | 493 | 466 | 65 |
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