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	NW	ENE		WNW	NNW	N
	8 s	glass		9 s	8 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 July at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

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	NW	E		WNW	NNW	WSW
	8 s	cross- off		9 s	8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 July at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	NW	E		NW	WSW	N
	8 s	cross- off		8 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 July at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	W	ESE		NW	WSW	WNW
	11 s	off		8 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 July at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WNW	ESE		NW	WSW	WSW
	11 s	off		11 s	11 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 July at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WNW	ESE		WNW	N	WSW
	10 s	off		10 s	7 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 July at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WNW	ESE		WNW	WSW	N
	10 s	glass		10 s	14 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 July at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	W	SW		WNW	WSW	WSW
	10 s	glass		10 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 July at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	W	WSW		WNW	WSW	WSW
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 July at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	W	WSW		WNW	WSW	N
	10 s	cross- on		9 s	10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 July at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	W	WSW		WNW	WSW	N
	9 s	cross- on		9 s	10 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	W	W		NW	WSW	WSW
	9 s	cross- on		9 s	10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE		WSW	NW	WSW
	10 s	off		10 s	8 s	23 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE		WSW	NW	WSW
	10 s	off		10 s	8 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WSW	ESE		WSW	NNW	WNW
	10 s	off		10 s	7 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WSW	NNE		WSW	NW	WSW
	10 s	cross		10 s	7 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	WSW	NNW	N	WSW	NW	WSW
	10 s	cross- on	4 s	10 s	7 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tauranga Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 37 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.7m (5.7 ft). Range 3.57m (11.7 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Tauranga Bay Surf Photo: 'Tauranga Bay Cumulonimbus clearing' by Rob Davies

The set waves were well overhead and there were no takers.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2465 photos)

Photo taken at: 5:30 pm 31 Jul 2025