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Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 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
20.4° C
 (Which is 1.0°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 2AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.2
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)556666666778888788999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)566261758012414117711277105131135135138212284291381492575775783808
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
1.50
5:28PM
1.46
6:22AM
1.53
6:19PM
1.49
7:07AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52PM
0.49
11:18AM
0.60
11:41PM
0.48
12:06PM
0.57
12:26AM
0.45
12:52PM
0.53
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---5:58-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--1135------111------111
Temp. °C201919192021242419171717181817161616161617171717
Feels °C (?)201920202122222320161616171614131213131214131313
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