Secret spot?We can hide it! Tolaga Bay Surf Forecast / New-Zealand – East Cape / New Zealand6 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 06 am Thursday 16 Feb 2012Tolaga Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots. |
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| Largest waves (m) & direction (?) |
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| Period (s) (?) | 11 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | ||||||
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| Max-energy | 244 | 43 | 688 | 69 | 37 | 65 | 100 | 123 | 188 | 134 | 128 | 67 | 92 | 269 | 176 | 118 | 115 | 77 | ||||||
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| Wind State (?) | off | cross- off |
off | off | cross- on |
cross | cross | cross- on |
cross | off | cross- off |
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glass | on | cross- on |
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Key to wind character - offshore winds at Tolaga Bay blow from the SW
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High Tide / height (m) |
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2:00PM 1.61 |
2:46AM 1.59 |
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3:00PM 1.58 |
3:51AM 1.59 |
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4:03PM 1.54 |
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4:55AM 1.61 |
5:05PM 1.53 |
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5:52AM 1.64 |
6:04PM 1.53 |
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6:44AM 1.66 |
6:58PM 1.55 |
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Low Tide / height (m) |
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8:06PM 0.28 |
8:42AM 0.38 |
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9:08PM 0.31 |
9:45AM 0.40 |
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10:11PM 0.32 |
10:46AM 0.39 |
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11:11PM 0.30 |
11:44AM 0.36 |
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12:05AM 0.29 |
12:38PM 0.32 |
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12:56AM 0.27 |
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Note: the tide data above is for Tolaga Bay (Cooks Cove), New Zealand which is 1 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Tolaga Bay. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph. |
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Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is 18.8 °C (Statistics for 16 Feb 1981-2005 - mean: 20.1 max: 21.7 min: 17.8 °C) |
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| Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night) Wind will be generally light | Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night) Wind will be generally light | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Summary | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | ||||||
| Rain (mm) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| High °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | ||||||
| Low °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | ||||||
| Chill °C (?) | 20 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | ||||||
| Sunrise | 6:35 | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | ||||||
| Sunset | - | 20:05 | - | - | 20:04 | - | - | 20:02 | - | - | 20:00 | - | - | 20:00 | - | - | 19:59 | - | ||||||
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Free Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tolaga Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site…. Click here to get the code.
View detailed surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at:
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Information about the Tolaga Bay Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Tolaga Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 6 days. A general guide to surfing at Tolaga Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Tolaga Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Tolaga Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Tolaga Bay may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Are you planning a holiday in East Cape? If you are looking for accommodation near Tolaga Bay, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in East Cape, consider staying in Gisborne which is 43 km (27 miles) away.
