Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 11AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tolaga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 44 | 43 | 365 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 157 | 0 | 304 | 67 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 759 | 1201 | 1719 | 1680 | 1508 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:36AM1.40m | 4:31PM1.46m | 4:30AM1.43m | 5:18PM1.50m | 5:18AM1.47m | 5:59PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.50m | 10:17PM0.55m | 10:38AM0.46m | 11:04PM0.50m | 11:21AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
648 | 563 | 405 | 365 | 294 | 232 | 217 | 205 | 119 | 117 | 304 | 408 | 470 | 427 | 300 | 288 | 363 | 505 | 759 | 1201 | 1719 | 1680 | 1508 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
44 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 59 | 93 | 129 | 127 | 157 | 165 | 108 | 67 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 94 | 121 | 145 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 10 | N 12 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
5 | 44 | 43 | 3 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 40 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | — | W 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SSW 8 | S 7 | — | — | — |
7 | 19 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 151 | 156 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 86 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 152 | 11 | 86 | 42 | 7 |
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