Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 3PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 15 | ESE 6 | NE 15 | ESE 6 | NE 16 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 31 | 74 | 132 | 213 | 243 | 233 | 266 | 315 | 558 | 320 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:24PM2.33m | 2:46AM2.35m | 3:30PM2.33m | 3:47AM2.32m | 4:38PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00AM0.66m | 8:27PM0.84m | 9:00AM0.67m | 9:34PM0.85m | 10:04AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | N 7 | N 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 349 | 320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 15 | NE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 13 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 8 | NE 16 | NE 10 | SE 9 | N 13 | N 13 | SE 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | E 8 | SE 14 | E 8 | E 8 | N 12 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 14 | 31 | 74 | 132 | 213 | 243 | 233 | 266 | 315 | 558 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 92 | 92 | 60 | 52 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 60 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 277 | 277 | 113 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 216 | 63 | 60 |
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