Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 03 Feb 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
!
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
0.9
NE
1.4
NNE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1.3
N
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)66711111111106101010101010101010101010998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87102144176478169134122132100100989674731432151414581252998804541484313
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:38PM
1.65
8:12AM
1.82
8:31PM
1.65
8:59AM
1.79
9:20PM
1.65
9:45AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:34AM
0.24
2:16PM
0.32
2:25AM
0.24
3:05PM
0.28
3:16AM
0.26
3:52PM
0.26
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise---6:20-------6:20-------6:22----
Sunset-------8:19-------8:17-------8:16
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222222527282420191717161819181616141517191817
Feels °C (?)222323242627272318171515121314131212111214151415
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