Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Tolaga Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 11PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)--
Afternoon (25 Mar)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (25 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

Table - waves today at Tolaga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
2.1
NE
2.4
NE
2.4
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
2.3
ENE
2
E
Period(s) (?)1212766666777777777777991011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101971271221421762453034155635516856796796415695354164494033984431100917
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
1.60
1:02PM
1.59
1:46AM
1.57
2:00PM
1.54
2:49AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
0.25
6:42AM
0.38
7:05PM
0.29
7:45AM
0.42
8:05PM
0.33
8:50AM
0.43
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-
Sunset-7:12-------7:09-------7:07------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------11122223211-------
Temp. °C181717171717171717161717171717181818181818181822
Feels °C (?)151414141414131313121313131313141515151616171721
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