
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 7PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tolaga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3922 | 3271 | 2747 | 2503 | 1308 | 1175 | 961 | 986 | 1046 | 695 | 747 | 699 | 651 | 593 | 549 | 457 | 330 | 307 | 270 | 211 | 307 | 236 | 194 | 172 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.57m | 2:17AM1.61m | 2:58PM1.61m | 3:22AM1.64m | 4:08PM1.68m | 4:27AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30AM0.37m | 7:59PM0.51m | 8:29AM0.39m | 9:03PM0.49m | 9:33AM0.38m | 10:07PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | |
— | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
69 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 1308 | 1175 | 961 | 986 | 1046 | 695 | 747 | 699 | 230 | 593 | 549 | 457 | 330 | 307 | 270 | 211 | 307 | 236 | 194 | 172 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | — | — | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 20 | S 18 | SSW 10 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
— | 20 | — | — | 85 | 46 | 50 | 66 | 59 | 37 | 194 | 169 | 33 | 273 | 346 | 329 | 279 | 206 | 181 | 168 | 158 | 186 | 167 | 149 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 10 | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ESE 11 | S 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 25 | 78 | 36 | 34 | — | 19 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
3922 | 3271 | 2747 | 2503 | 612 | 535 | 464 | 210 | 167 | 127 | 93 | 109 | 651 | — | 82 | 77 | 48 | 47 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 28 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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