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Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 21 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
17.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 10AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 Nov)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (21 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
0
2
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
2.2
NNE
1.5
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)99999999999999910101010910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)542492405440690621721351287257257287325307314262236231227196200236273273
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
SSE
10
WSW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffglassglassonononglassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04AM
1.57
8:06PM
1.49
8:43AM
1.59
8:48PM
1.49
9:20AM
1.59
9:30PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:32AM
0.36
1:54PM
0.48
2:09AM
0.37
2:35PM
0.48
2:46AM
0.38
3:15PM
0.47
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
Sunrise-5:41-------5:41-------5:39------
Sunset-----8:02-------8:04-------8:05--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171822242726191717182319181816141415191920191615
Feels °C (?)161821212323171616172218171716141416181719211615
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