
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today (10 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tolaga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
167 | 131 | 128 | 344 | 333 | 328 | 317 | 256 | 226 | 226 | 183 | 164 | 319 | 215 | 240 | 250 | 193 | 424 | 441 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:54PM1.64m | 4:08AM1.61m | 5:00PM1.73m | 5:11AM1.63m | 5:55PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM0.45m | 10:15AM0.30m | 10:53PM0.41m | 11:12AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
167 | 131 | 128 | 344 | 333 | 328 | 317 | 256 | 226 | 226 | 165 | 109 | 319 | 215 | 240 | 250 | 123 | 424 | 441 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 12 | N 8 | S 11 |
51 | 38 | 30 | 30 | 73 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 29 | 183 | 164 | 38 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 193 | 33 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | N 8 | N 8 | S 18 | SSE 11 | NE 10 | ESE 13 | N 8 | S 11 | N 8 |
14 | 25 | 36 | 35 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 55 | 49 | 29 | 31 | 7 | 71 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 38 | 33 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 56 | 212 | 301 | 235 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 22 | 19 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 7 |
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