Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 1PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tolaga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SE 17 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 249 | 202 | 245 | 334 | 270 | 1087 | 1978 | 3271 | 3555 | 3643 | 3186 | 2823 | 2555 | 2225 | 1867 | 1502 | 1499 | 765 | 2268 | 3390 | 11 | 7066 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:45AM1.67m | 9:10PM1.71m | 9:33AM1.64m | 9:58PM1.65m | 10:21AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29AM0.22m | 2:42PM0.24m | 3:15AM0.22m | 3:30PM0.27m | 4:01AM0.24m | 4:15PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 18 | — | SE 17 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 347 | 249 | 202 | 245 | 334 | 222 | 251 | 404 | 17 | 202 | 250 | 161 | 125 | 121 | 123 | 94 | 66 | 66 | 765 | 6 | — | 11 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 19 | ESE 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | NE 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 261 | 217 | 173 | 129 | 79 | 103 | 84 | 73 | 22 | 377 | 355 | 139 | — | — | — | 110 | 73 | 4 | 44 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 107 | 120 | 165 | 151 | 135 | 131 | 32 | 9 | 22 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 54 | 143 | 104 | 126 | 270 | 1087 | 1978 | 3271 | 3555 | 3643 | 3186 | 2823 | 2555 | 2225 | 1867 | 1502 | 1499 | 559 | 2268 | 3390 | 5510 | 7066 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 83 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 83 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 |
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