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Tolaga Bay Surf Forecast
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Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 4AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tolaga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 88 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 68 | 115 | 156 | 154 | 141 | 135 | 335 | 1245 | 121 | 115 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 54 | 88 | 139 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:55AM 1.62 | 5:18PM 1.56 | 5:41AM 1.66 | 6:11PM 1.64 | 6:30AM 1.68 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:21PM 0.42 | 10:59AM 0.34 | 11:13PM 0.38 | 11:50AM 0.28 | 12:07AM 0.34 | 12:39PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
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