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Tolaga Bay Surf Forecast
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Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 4PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tolaga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 13 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 33 | 50 | 107 | 146 | 130 | 529 | 665 | 798 | 803 | 748 | 723 | 575 | 502 | 445 | 417 | 998 | 835 | 700 | 393 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:27PM 1.54 | 3:41AM 1.45 | 4:24PM 1.56 | 4:41AM 1.45 | 5:15PM 1.56 | 5:36AM 1.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:42AM 0.37 | 9:23PM 0.44 | 9:42AM 0.37 | 10:21PM 0.41 | 10:37AM 0.36 | 11:15PM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape
The wind is still cross-off at Tolaga Bay (strong winds from the NW at Gisborne Airport 42 km from Tolaga Bay). 0.2m 9s swell from the SSE with a 0.2m 10s swell from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
42 km away, 1 h 33 min ago
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