Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 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
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 1AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
!
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
S
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.2
N
1.5
N
1.7
N
2
N
2
N
2.1
NNE
2.4
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.2
NNE
1.8
NNE
2
NNE
1.8
NNE
2.2
NNE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)1312121212121256666678888888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)97212111582815554671391973143243415719431019597392523408525305269340
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:11PM
1.64
6:30AM
1.68
7:02PM
1.71
7:23AM
1.69
7:53PM
1.75
8:18AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
0.34
12:39PM
0.23
1:02AM
0.31
1:28PM
0.21
1:54AM
0.28
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:35-------6:37-------6:37-
Sunset5:37-------5:35-------5:34-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------212----1---
Temp. °C201615151414171919171818171717182017161615161821
Feels °C (?)161313131212151616131414131414161815151513151718
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