Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 4PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
1.1
N
1.4
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
N
2
N
2.2
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)1255666678888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5457109194243314374769821765547443310271318291235173187176198236236186
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
0
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:30AM
1.68
7:02PM
1.71
7:23AM
1.69
7:53PM
1.75
8:18AM
1.70
8:44PM
1.76
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
Sunrise6:35-------6:37-------6:37-------
Sunset--5:35-------5:34-------5:31-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------526-----111--12--
Temp. °C182019181818171717172017151514131519201615131313
Feels °C (?)161716151414131313161916141414131519181514121312
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