Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 4AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tolaga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 539 | 502 | 470 | 397 | 347 | 332 | 281 | 235 | 277 | 249 | 249 | 195 | 189 | 209 | 196 | 229 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:42AM1.46m | 5:19PM1.55m | 5:30AM1.49m | 5:58PM1.59m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.47m | 10:41AM0.41m | 11:15PM0.39m | 11:26AM0.36m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 539 | 502 | 470 | 397 | 347 | 332 | 281 | 235 | 194 | 127 | 290 | 273 | 163 | 135 | 109 | 229 | 175 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 25 | 68 | 140 | 82 | 125 | 167 | 277 | 249 | 249 | 195 | 189 | 209 | 196 | 187 | 180 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 17 |
| kJ | 21 | 37 | 35 | 62 | 96 | 131 | 165 | 155 | 148 | 250 | 90 | 80 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 83 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 69 | 7 | 0 |
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