Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 8AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tolaga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 12 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 505 | 391 | 1178 | 1045 | 2318 | 3742 | 5411 | 5607 | 6834 | 8469 | 8090 | 7010 | 5913 | 4749 | 3812 | 3221 | 3643 | 3254 | 2947 | 510 | 951 | 689 | 820 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:00AM1.52m | 10:30PM1.58m | 10:47AM1.52m | 11:15PM1.56m | 11:39AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.26m | 4:00PM0.31m | 4:35AM0.25m | 4:47PM0.36m | 5:20AM0.27m | 5:39PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | NE 12 | S 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 17 | NE 11 | SE 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | S 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 505 | 391 | 23 | 780 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 41 | 2846 | 2460 | 2036 | 510 | 403 | 689 | 820 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 14 | NE 12 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 67 | 23 | 8 | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 41 | 40 | 57 | 121 | 116 | 4 | 242 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | NE 12 | E 18 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 16 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 65 | 23 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 153 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 780 | 1178 | 1045 | 2318 | 3742 | 5411 | 5607 | 6834 | 8469 | 8090 | 7010 | 5913 | 4749 | 3812 | 3221 | 3643 | 3254 | 2947 | 1124 | 951 | 634 | 757 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 173 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 314 | 91 | 87 | 86 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 |
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