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Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
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Tolaga Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tolaga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 14 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | |
127 | 138 | 155 | 82 | 115 | 148 | 195 | 267 | 711 | 877 | 757 | 643 | 496 | 409 | 339 | 344 | 280 | 480 | 188 | 513 | 1338 | 1772 | 1340 | 1036 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:34AM1.63m | 12:47PM1.54m | 1:32AM1.60m | 1:52PM1.49m | 2:30AM1.57m | 2:56PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34AM0.43m | 6:47PM0.37m | 7:34AM0.42m | 7:50PM0.42m | 8:32AM0.40m | 8:52PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 |
117 | 138 | 155 | 82 | 115 | 148 | 132 | 267 | 711 | 877 | 757 | 643 | 496 | 409 | 339 | 344 | 280 | 480 | 294 | 513 | 1338 | 1772 | 1340 | 1036 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 13 | ESE 8 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 10 | E 11 | S 16 | SSW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
80 | 121 | 45 | 77 | 51 | 50 | 195 | 187 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 188 | 228 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | ESE 8 | S 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 18 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
127 | 40 | 84 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | WSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 36 | 55 | 56 | 57 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 197 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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