Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 12AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
S
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212111111111111111114141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4214083293042402401891771349188866140393941681151561541411351172
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
SW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
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
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29PM
1.45
4:09AM
1.57
4:24PM
1.50
4:55AM
1.62
5:18PM
1.56
5:41AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:30PM
0.46
10:08AM
0.41
10:21PM
0.42
10:59AM
0.34
11:13PM
0.38
11:50AM
0.28
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:33-------6:33-------6:35-
Sunset5:40-------5:38-------5:37-------
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1------------------
Temp. °C211816151615151819171615161618201916141412131618
Feels °C (?)19161412131291315131110111114161612998101415
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