Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 28 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
19.2° 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 7PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (28 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
1
0
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
2.1
N
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.6
S
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)11101012121212121212121211111111118111110101810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51144351070378778790491990480278965862454644337932356721220014113322586
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
5
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffglassononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassoffcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:04PM
1.50
3:53AM
1.57
4:10PM
1.47
4:53AM
1.58
5:13PM
1.47
5:47AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:50AM
0.43
9:08PM
0.36
9:52AM
0.42
10:11PM
0.36
10:51AM
0.38
11:09PM
0.35
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise--------7:16-------7:18-------
Sunset---7:07-------7:05-------7:04----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1--1----
Temp. °C192121201818181720222120191918172124232018171716
Feels °C (?)181920201818181721212121181818162123232119181816
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