Tolaga Bay Surf Forecast

/ East Cape (19 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (38.38° S 178.31° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 10 Nov 2025 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 17.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 5AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Afternoon (10 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Evening (10 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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

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12 Days Hourly

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		Monday 10								Tuesday 11								Wednesday 12
	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	N	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	5
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	171	132	140	93	129	106	131	145	137	128	135	68	77	47	50	49	52	46	39	53	46	61	96	108
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	E	SSW	SW	E	NE	NE	NNE	NE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	on	on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		10:21PM 1.78				10:54AM 1.81				11:11PM 1.73				11:50AM 1.75				12:02AM 1.66				12:46PM 1.70
Low Tide / height (m)				4:18AM 0.23				4:52PM 0.38				5:10AM 0.27				5:48PM 0.43				6:02AM 0.34				6:47PM 0.45

		Monday 10								Tuesday 11								Wednesday 12
Sunrise	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:48	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	-	2	4	2	-	-
Temp. °C	18	16	16	16	22	23	21	20	17	18	17	18	20	21	20	19	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	17
Feels °C (?)	18	16	16	16	21	21	19	18	15	17	16	17	20	20	20	19	18	17	17	17	16	15	16	15

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