Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 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
19.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 2AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
S
1.7
S
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.7
N
1.7
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.7
NNE
Period(s) (?)1414141313131312121212121256666678888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1151561541391352259721211158281795492149144203208331603801763621422
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:41AM
1.66
6:11PM
1.64
6:30AM
1.68
7:02PM
1.71
7:23AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13PM
0.38
11:50AM
0.28
12:07AM
0.34
12:39PM
0.23
1:02AM
0.31
1:28PM
0.21
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:35-------6:35-------6:37---
Sunset------5:37-------5:35-------5:34-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------21102--
Temp. °C151413121518201614151413171919181717171717181917
Feels °C (?)109981215161312131211151516141313141414151716
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