Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 7PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
1.4
N
1.2
E
1.9
NE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)1091091414141313131313131212121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)68332726253791575770459959048842140832924824019218013713412188866161
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
25
NW
25
W
25
W
25
W
10
SW
5
SW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:34PM
1.42
3:20AM
1.52
3:29PM
1.45
4:09AM
1.57
4:24PM
1.50
4:55AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
0.54
8:38PM
0.50
9:16AM
0.48
9:30PM
0.46
10:08AM
0.41
10:21PM
0.42
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise6:31-------6:31-------6:33-------
Sunset--5:42-------5:40-------5:38-----
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202223191817171720212117161515131617191615141515
Feels °C (?)19212218171617171919191514131071112161512101011
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