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Tauranga Bay surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 28 Apr 2025 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tauranga Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tauranga Bay sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tauranga Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Tauranga Bay at 1AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tauranga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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| Energy (?) | 1002 | 837 | 661 | 683 | 683 | 683 | 673 | 577 | 569 | 522 | 498 | 400 | 393 | 328 | 322 | 317 | 306 | 290 | 302 | 234 | 307 | 329 | 307 | 306 | 328 | 440 | 493 | 419 | 477 | 461 | 374 | 399 | 374 | 392 | 392 | 392 | 399 | 405 | 405 | 493 | 569 | 683 | 817 | 408 | 482 | 919 | 933 | 790 | 790 | 790 | 790 | 778 | 767 | 663 | 653 | 643 | 643 | 604 | 604 | 604 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:05PM 3.16 | 11:28AM 3.16 | 11:51PM 3.13 | 12:17PM 3.05 | 12:40AM 3.02 | 1:08PM 2.87 | 1:31AM 2.86 | 2:03PM 2.66 | 2:28AM 2.67 | 3:04PM 2.46 | 3:32AM 2.50 | 4:13PM 2.31 | 4:42AM 2.39 | 5:25PM 2.25 | 5:52AM 2.35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:17AM -0.13 | 5:41PM -0.08 | 6:06AM -0.07 | 6:29PM 0.06 | 6:57AM 0.07 | 7:20PM 0.25 | 7:51AM 0.26 | 8:14PM 0.45 | 8:50AM 0.45 | 9:15PM 0.62 | 9:56AM 0.61 | 10:22PM 0.74 | 11:05AM 0.69 | 11:31PM 0.79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
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