Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 May 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
17.2° 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 6PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NE
7
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.9
NE
6
2
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
2.2
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
7
2.5
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
381
373
306
215
203
146
142
67
85
115
149
77
47
69
123
192
192
278
321
370
458
553
673
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:20AM1.48m
9:48PM1.57m
9:59AM1.47m
10:32PM1.54m
10:39AM1.45m
11:19PM1.52m
Low Tide
3:14PM0.40m
3:46AM0.47m
3:54PM0.44m
4:30AM0.51m
4:36PM0.47m
5:18AM0.53m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:13
5:12
5:10
5:09
3
Temp °C
16
19
20
18
16
15
15
14
15
19
19
16
14
13
13
12
15
20
20
17
17
17
17
16
15
17
16
16
15
14
14
12
13
16
15
13
12
11
11
10
13
16
16
13
13
13
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
5
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
NNE
16
0.7
NE
14
1
NE
13
Energy kJ
25
381
373
306
215
50
44
142
98
94
59
58
59
60
35
66
131
31
16
18
15
24
195
335
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
14
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
NE
10
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
189
50
68
48
48
203
146
26
45
28
28
17
17
16
16
33
33
8
2
22
19
16
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
N
15
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
43
2
2
2
47
42
8
2
1
4
7
16
8
11
35
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
NE
6
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NE
7
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.9
NE
6
2
NE
6
2.1
NE
7
2.2
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
7
2.5
NNE
8
Energy kJ
31
27
49
90
64
69
61
52
67
85
115
149
77
47
69
123
192
192
278
321
370
458
553
673
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
7
7
39
7
0
0
7
7
7
31
42
34
8
8
0
7
7
34
42
43
42
42
43
37
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
1
2
2
4
6
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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