Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 08 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 12AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
E
1.7
NNE
2.1
NE
2.4
NE
Period(s) (?)999999999101010101010101010101010121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)53753748750845067360360364470161242650250250256356363164461461480813021805
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossononglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:00PM
1.51
11:09AM
1.43
11:47PM
1.48
11:53AM
1.41
12:38AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:25PM
0.41
4:57AM
0.50
5:06PM
0.47
5:47AM
0.54
5:52PM
0.51
6:40AM
0.57
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:26-------6:28-------6:28-
Sunset5:49-------5:47-------5:46-------
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------1----------111111
Temp. °C191919181817191920191817161618201918171817171818
Feels °C (?)161717171716191819191816151618212020181917161717
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