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Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 04 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
20.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 8PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (04 Feb)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (04 Feb)6ft (1.9m)8s

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

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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
1.9
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1
S
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)101088881388888111111111010111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7674493553505393335291284243220197282277267269264210202228263282235231
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrossglassglassglasscrosscross-
on		onononglassglasscross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:59AM
1.79
9:20PM
1.65
9:45AM
1.73
10:07PM
1.63
10:32AM
1.68
10:53PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:05PM
0.28
3:16AM
0.26
3:52PM
0.26
4:04AM
0.28
4:38PM
0.26
4:49AM
0.31
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:22-------6:24
Sunset---8:17-------8:16-------8:15----
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C201817171717151618191917151313141921202018171717
Feels °C (?)181614141515131415151615151212131920192120181818
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