
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 4AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tolaga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 12 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1423 | 1190 | 1138 | 971 | 809 | 681 | 692 | 633 | 546 | 466 | 363 | 369 | 146 | 180 | 130 | 108 | 181 | 141 | 54 | 70 | 40 | 181 | 159 | 273 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:21AM1.65m | 10:50PM1.61m | 11:13AM1.63m | 11:40PM1.61m | 12:10PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:00AM0.20m | 4:25PM0.29m | 4:48AM0.22m | 5:15PM0.32m | 5:39AM0.25m | 6:10PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 10 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 15 | S 14 |
1423 | 1190 | 1138 | 971 | 809 | 681 | 692 | 633 | 546 | 466 | 363 | 369 | 308 | 276 | 130 | 108 | 83 | 141 | 54 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 159 | 150 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 6 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 16 | NE 13 |
14 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 3 | — | 146 | 180 | 78 | 132 | 181 | 115 | 113 | 124 | 132 | 181 | 24 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NE 10 | S 16 | SSW 12 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 16 | NE 9 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 129 | 52 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 70 | 40 | 39 | 5 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | SW 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 4 | S 6 |
24 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 7 | 29 | — | — | 58 | 273 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 334 | 347 | 90 | 90 |
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