Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 12 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
17.4° 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 6AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (13 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (13 May)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
0
3
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3
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3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.9
S
6
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
9
0.8
S
17
1.1
S
16
1.9
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
497
574
692
1263
1195
300
2918
3083
2750
2931
2964
2494
2914
1650
1522
1302
1049
798
623
522
434
376
600
1571
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:33AM1.58m
2:55PM1.49m
3:23AM1.61m
3:52PM1.55m
4:16AM1.65m
4:51PM1.63m
Low Tide
7:57PM0.51m
8:39AM0.44m
8:53PM0.51m
9:31AM0.39m
9:50PM0.48m
10:26AM0.35m
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clear
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light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
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6:58
7:00
7:00
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5:06
5:05
5:04
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
11
9
8
7
8
7
8
6
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
8
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
2.5
S
13
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
10
1.6
S
9
0.8
S
17
1.1
S
16
1.9
S
15
Energy kJ
497
574
472
1263
1195
1077
63
64
63
43
43
42
2043
42
42
42
42
43
49
52
434
376
600
1571
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
S
16
1.2
S
16
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.2
S
24
0.2
S
24
0.3
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
22
0.5
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.5
E
9
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.1
S
20
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
120
339
692
85
83
68
44
44
91
91
221
75
42
31
62
102
3
3
50
8
55
55
77
80
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
17
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
SE
15
0.2
NNE
10
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
ENE
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
NE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.4
S
18
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
140
118
90
4
4
10
9
9
9
8
9
149
47
8
7
3
7
6
6
105
127
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
1.1
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.9
S
6
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
12
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
Energy kJ
3
61
121
300
2918
3083
2750
2931
2964
2494
2914
1650
1522
1302
1049
798
623
522
373
325
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
11
28
90
28
28
28
28
28
85
28
90
90
11
0
11
0
0
11
28
16
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
8
8
9
9
9
4
8
8
8
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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