
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tokomaru Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tokomaru Bay at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tokomaru Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
177 | 181 | 287 | 222 | 188 | 160 | 150 | 141 | 83 | 104 | 380 | 424 | 379 | 361 | 421 | 602 | 452 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:56PM1.51m | 10:22AM1.51m | 10:41PM1.45m | 11:08AM1.46m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.20m | 4:37PM0.27m | 4:56AM0.26m | 5:23PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
177 | 181 | 287 | 222 | 188 | 160 | 150 | 141 | 83 | 85 | 380 | 424 | 379 | 361 | 303 | 497 | 203 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 15 | S 17 | SE 11 | NNE 8 |
120 | 112 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 63 | 104 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 23 | 205 | 180 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SW 18 | SSW 11 | SE 14 | SE 11 |
22 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 205 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 27 | 30 | 45 | 119 | 268 | 421 | 602 | 452 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 63 | 66 | 42 | 42 | 0 |
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