Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 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 8PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.2
ENE
0.6
ESE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101099915141414131377121271266
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2812862552552171921571449997121118133123156151149120101102123106124164
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glassglassonononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:27AM
1.63
10:49PM
1.66
11:18AM
1.63
11:44PM
1.63
12:10PM
1.62
12:44AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:26PM
0.18
4:51AM
0.27
5:16PM
0.21
5:44AM
0.32
6:09PM
0.25
6:42AM
0.38
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--------7:11-------7:13-------
Sunset---7:15-------7:13-------7:12----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141616151514141415171716161616161718181817171717
Feels °C (?)131414141413131314151414151615151516161615151515
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