Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 09 Feb 2026 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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 11PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)--
Afternoon (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
S
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
NE
0.7
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)8888881010101014101010961111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)50505154262511155555414255555439326866658278747170
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
5
E
0
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononglassoffoffcross-
off
crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:15AM
1.48
1:26PM
1.50
2:05AM
1.46
2:09PM
1.46
2:56AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
0.37
7:05AM
0.49
7:31PM
0.43
7:57AM
0.55
8:17PM
0.48
8:53AM
0.59
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:28-------6:30--
Sunset-8:13-------8:12-------8:10------
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918171718192020191817171720222220191717181921
Feels °C (?)181818171719181818171716171720222221211817192020
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