Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 4AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tolaga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 286 | 277 | 561 | 573 | 500 | 422 | 486 | 636 | 679 | 98 | 96 | 69 | 422 | 2072 | 2550 | 2837 | 2633 | 2534 | 2204 | 2124 | 2182 | 2043 | 1735 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:03AM1.58m | 8:22PM1.62m | 8:48AM1.62m | 9:10PM1.61m | 9:33AM1.65m | 10:00PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:46AM0.25m | 1:59PM0.30m | 2:29AM0.21m | 2:48PM0.28m | 3:14AM0.19m | 3:36PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 290 | 493 | 551 | 561 | 573 | 500 | 422 | 486 | 636 | 679 | 825 | 980 | 1075 | 752 | 2072 | 2550 | 2837 | 2633 | 2534 | 2204 | 2124 | 2182 | 2043 | 1735 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 286 | 277 | 281 | 277 | 199 | 196 | 154 | 152 | 149 | 98 | 96 | 69 | 422 | 68 | 55 | 54 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 11 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 3 | N 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 12 | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | — | — | NE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | N 9 | NE 3 | NE 3 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 417 | 722 | — | — | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 28 | 83 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 86 | 297 | 42 | 7 |
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