
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 1AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tolaga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 4 | S 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNW 3 | N 8 | N 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | NNE 6 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | 37 | 31 | 112 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 186 | 170 | 150 | 3 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:51PM1.68m | 9:18AM1.75m | 9:43PM1.70m | 10:09AM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29PM0.33m | 2:51AM0.24m | 3:20PM0.32m | 3:41AM0.23m | 4:10PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | NNE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 13 |
184 | 184 | 150 | 94 | 183 | 123 | 115 | 82 | 80 | 55 | 32 | 10 | 102 | 151 | 186 | 181 | 151 | 123 | 92 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 13 | S 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NNE 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | S 16 | NNE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 |
8 | 7 | 89 | 112 | 16 | 21 | 12 | 57 | 57 | 95 | 6 | 76 | 95 | 137 | 3 | 170 | 150 | 201 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | N 8 | NNE 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NNE 6 | WSW 4 | N 8 | N 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 9 | NNE 6 | N 9 | NNE 6 | SSW 18 |
3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 86 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 61 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | NE 2 | W 3 | SSW 7 |
49 | 37 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | 7 | 4 | 169 | 393 | 2 | 4 | 134 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 34 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 40 | 16 | 50 |
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