Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 20 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
18.2° 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 4AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
0
0
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4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
NNE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.7
S
1.8
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.4
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
5.5
S
5.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.1
SE
Period(s) (?)88888810101010111111111111111010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43225719614013813157565081893713511911916941717552043811257822161970177215931432736
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
0
SSE
5
ESE
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
40
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:44PM
1.76
9:11AM
1.71
9:38PM
1.74
10:02AM
1.71
10:35PM
1.71
10:53AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:46AM
0.28
3:08PM
0.21
3:38AM
0.32
4:00PM
0.23
4:32AM
0.37
4:53PM
0.27
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----6:39-------6:39-------6:39---
Sunset------5:30-------5:30-------5:28-
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11----1----3471111-1-1--
Temp. °C151413131417161412121213121213131313121213131512
Feels °C (?)141312121317161187763466687789119
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