Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 1AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (26 Nov)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (26 Nov)5ft (1.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.6
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
1.5
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
Period(s) (?)988810761111111111111111111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8884143179216114101582981113051510171092107210671256148714871167954815734676650
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:49PM
1.50
11:26AM
1.56
11:29PM
1.49
12:13PM
1.56
12:12AM
1.48
12:59PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
0.48
4:46AM
0.42
5:23PM
0.50
5:29AM
0.42
6:11PM
0.50
6:14AM
0.43
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise-----5:39-------5:37-------5:37--
Sunset-8:07-------8:07-------8:08------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171715151415202122201716151621212221191818192425
Feels °C (?)151614151314181818181515141520171919191818192524
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