Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.5° 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 12AM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.8
N
2
N
2.4
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.5
NNE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NNE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.1
N
Period(s) (?)566677888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1091732433184888291107889678612588812210205390355423276291282294264232138
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02PM
1.71
7:23AM
1.69
7:53PM
1.75
8:18AM
1.70
8:44PM
1.76
9:11AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:39PM
0.23
1:02AM
0.31
1:28PM
0.21
1:54AM
0.28
2:17PM
0.20
2:46AM
0.28
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:37-------6:37-------6:39-
Sunset5:35-------5:34-------5:31-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1542------1---42----
Temp. °C191818181817171818171615141416192016141413141518
Feels °C (?)161514141413131715161514131416191714141211131315
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