Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 05 May 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
17.2° 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 6PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (05 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
67
61
64
47
186
218
206
189
381
373
306
215
203
146
142
72
94
110
128
61
51
142
121
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:40AM1.50m
9:08PM1.59m
9:20AM1.48m
9:48PM1.57m
9:59AM1.47m
10:32PM1.54m
Low Tide
2:36PM0.36m
3:05AM0.45m
3:14PM0.40m
3:46AM0.47m
3:54PM0.44m
4:30AM0.51m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:50
6:52
6:52
6:54
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5:14
5:13
5:12
5:10
Temp °C
14
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
20
21
18
16
16
15
15
16
19
19
16
15
14
13
13
12
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
15
18
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
15
13
14
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.7
NE
5
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
1.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
67
67
61
64
47
21
218
206
189
381
373
306
215
41
54
142
100
94
59
58
59
18
96
121
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
16
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
61
60
60
41
39
186
18
14
48
243
74
48
48
203
146
46
44
28
28
17
16
35
35
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.3
S
8
0.6
ENE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
11
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
N
15
0.3
E
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
15
15
32
54
97
47
66
66
12
71
2
2
47
28
1
1
4
16
16
16
16
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.6
NE
5
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NNE
7
0.7
N
4
Energy kJ
1
1
4
14
21
141
141
19
128
27
61
51
64
92
65
72
94
110
128
61
51
142
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
7
7
38
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
37
7
0
0
0
7
7
37
43
34
8
8
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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