Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 11PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tolaga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | SE 11 | NE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 343 | 392 | 242 | 298 | 278 | 273 | 264 | 182 | 182 | 612 | 179 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 96 | 78 | 56 | 1277 | 2754 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:31PM1.47m | 12:10PM1.48m | 00:15AM1.42m | 1:01PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.47m | 5:31AM0.43m | 6:07PM0.53m | 6:17AM0.50m | 7:02PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 15 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 343 | 131 | 240 | 236 | 248 | 224 | 202 | 182 | 182 | 187 | 447 | 119 | 261 | 184 | 176 | 53 | 46 | 45 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | NE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 273 | 242 | 298 | 278 | 273 | 264 | 182 | 569 | 612 | 179 | 346 | 123 | 60 | 96 | 78 | 56 | 56 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | N 8 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 8 | SE 11 | NNE 8 | SE 11 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SSW 16 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 100 | 46 | 53 | 51 | 81 | 118 | 451 | 179 | 179 | 94 | 126 | 53 | 123 | 53 | 14 | 15 | 51 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | — | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 160 | 392 | — | — | 10 | 15 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 870 | 1215 | 1277 | 2754 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 88 | 85 | 28 | 11 |
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