Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 1AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tolaga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 330 | 119 | 119 | 264 | 59 | 41 | 30 | 71 | 66 | 40 | 38 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 53 | 55 | 110 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:35PM1.53m | 00:51AM1.57m | 1:27PM1.50m | 1:37AM1.52m | 2:20PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24PM0.46m | 6:56AM0.40m | 7:19PM0.51m | 7:47AM0.44m | 8:15PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 407 | 330 | 205 | 215 | 264 | 168 | 106 | 74 | 71 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 53 | 55 | 110 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 42 | 43 | 119 | 119 | 25 | 59 | 41 | 29 | 49 | 66 | 40 | 38 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | N 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 43 | 25 | 14 | 53 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 42 | 41 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 6 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
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