Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 13 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
19.2° 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 7PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction, 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (13 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (13 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
2
3
4
4
3
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
NE
2.3
NE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
1.3
S
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)88131313141414131313131212121277668886
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68171172172172166168167152550939433127321220914714813511010064595678
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:18PM
1.39
3:11AM
1.43
3:14PM
1.40
4:11AM
1.44
4:12PM
1.42
5:06AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:15AM
0.58
8:24PM
0.54
9:09AM
0.59
9:24PM
0.54
10:02AM
0.56
10:22PM
0.50
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise--------7:01-------7:03-------
Sunset---7:30-------7:29-------7:27----
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-------12-12251--------
Temp. °C192021212019191922181817171616151719181614141414
Feels °C (?)182020212120202024151615151414121516151414131313
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