Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tokomaru Bay today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tokomaru Bay at 11PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tokomaru Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | E 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SE 15 | S 11 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
123 | 121 | 94 | 94 | 1609 | 48 | 1270 | 609 | 6 | 357 | 282 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 67 | 562 | 561 | 640 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:42PM1.62m | 10:10AM1.55m | 10:30PM1.56m | 10:58AM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.10m | 4:22PM0.18m | 4:48AM0.16m | 5:10PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | E 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 15 | — | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
123 | 121 | 94 | 94 | 65 | 48 | 1270 | 609 | 6 | 357 | 282 | — | — | 34 | — | 47 | 562 | 561 | 640 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | ESE 13 | S 17 | S 15 |
82 | 78 | 43 | 39 | 40 | 48 | 31 | — | — | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 67 | 17 | 270 | 1232 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 38 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
2223 | 2033 | 1836 | 1727 | 1609 | 1343 | 919 | 826 | 2555 | 3145 | 5167 | 6373 | 7137 | 6905 | 5424 | 4341 | 3077 | 2324 | 1829 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 369 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 395 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
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