
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 8AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tolaga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SE 6 | S 14 | SE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
179 | 101 | 153 | 104 | 128 | 119 | 66 | 66 | 80 | 78 | 62 | 76 | 74 | 59 | 57 | 77 | 64 | 45 | 57 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 32 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:39AM1.55m | 6:58PM1.59m | 7:30AM1.59m | 7:44PM1.58m | 8:16AM1.62m | 8:29PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:13AM0.29m | 12:30PM0.33m | 1:04AM0.26m | 1:22PM0.31m | 1:50AM0.23m | 2:10PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | NE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
116 | 57 | 104 | 104 | 80 | 78 | 66 | 66 | 58 | 78 | 62 | 76 | 74 | 59 | 57 | 77 | 64 | 45 | 57 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | E 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 9 | SE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 5 |
57 | 113 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 45 | 60 | 62 | 80 | 46 | 34 | 23 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | NNE 5 | S 9 | SE 6 | S 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | S 9 |
179 | 23 | 153 | 104 | 128 | 119 | 72 | 66 | 62 | 59 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 14 | 26 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 2 | N 5 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — |
— | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 35 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 83 | 7 | 0 |
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