Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 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
19.3° 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 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010999151414141313131312121212666667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2171921571449997121118133123156151149109101969697112162162182216304
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
1.66
11:18AM
1.63
11:44PM
1.63
12:10PM
1.62
12:44AM
1.60
1:02PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51AM
0.27
5:16PM
0.21
5:44AM
0.32
6:09PM
0.25
6:42AM
0.38
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:11-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset-------7:13-------7:12-------7:09
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------11122
Temp. °C151514141617171716161516171818181717171717171717
Feels °C (?)141413141615151615161415151515161514141414141314
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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