Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today (13 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 2PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jun)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jun)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (13 Jun)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s

Table - waves today at Tolaga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 13					Sunday 14								Monday 15								Tue 16
	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	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SE 11	SE 11	S 9	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	85	188	157	189	185	225	194	202	209	158	125	122	94	80	71	58	141	139	137	127	123	116	114	110
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	SE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	N	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	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	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:27PM1.68m				4:48AM1.70m				5:32PM1.76m				5:49AM1.75m					6:30PM1.84m
Low Tide		9:56AM0.38m				10:26PM0.48m				10:57AM0.35m				11:27PM0.44m				11:54AM0.30m					00:26AM0.41m


	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22
	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	4:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	13	13	11	11	12	12	13	14	16	18	16	14	14	13	13	14	17	17	14	13	12	12	12
Feels °C	8	11	11	9	9	10	9	10	12	15	16	14	12	12	10	10	12	15	15	11	10	9	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	85	188	157	189	185	225	194	202	209	158	125	122	94	80	56	58	141	139	137	127	123	116	114	110
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 10	SE 9	SSW 18	SE 11	SE 12	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 11	S 12	SE 10	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	64	64	47	57	50	57	57	41	60	56	66	51	57	72	71	77	49	108	80	52	50	34	19	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 13	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SE 10	SE 13	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 13	SE 10	SE 13	NE 11	E 15	NNE 3	E 15	S 16	E 14	SSW 18
kJ	16	18	17	7	39	73	68	62	15	26	59	53	82	62	55	37	28	5	4	1	4	20	4	32
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5	—	WNW 3	NNW 3	—	N 2	N 3	—	N 3	N 3	N 4	—
kJ	49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	1	1	—	1	1	—	1	1	1	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	82	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Three Points	Hicks Bay	Three Points	Loisell's	Three Points	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tokomaru Bay	Tokomaru Bay	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Hicks Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Tokomaru Bay	Te Araroa	Waiapu River	Tokomaru Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	2	9	5	3	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	9	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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