Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 7PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tolaga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 517 | 441 | 400 | 332 | 288 | 271 | 164 | 211 | 104 | 97 | 203 | 166 | 154 | 288 | 254 | 192 | 188 | 160 | 147 | 101 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:07AM1.62m | 9:27PM1.58m | 9:51AM1.58m | 10:09PM1.56m | 10:36AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.28m | 3:28AM0.24m | 3:45PM0.34m | 4:09AM0.29m | 4:28PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 517 | 441 | 400 | 332 | 288 | 271 | 164 | 211 | 82 | 97 | 203 | 166 | 154 | 288 | 254 | 192 | 188 | 160 | 147 | 101 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 4 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | N 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 82 | 43 | 92 | 94 | 75 | 103 | 120 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 12 | NNE 4 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NE 12 | SSW 8 | NNE 6 | SSW 9 | N 4 | NE 12 | NE 11 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 3 | 16 | 104 | 77 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 2 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | N 4 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 6 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 64 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 42 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 |
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