Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 11 Mar 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
19.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 4PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (11 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (11 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
!
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.7
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
1.3
SSE
2.4
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2.5
NE
2.2
NE
Period(s) (?)8128889129111111118788128888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121138137104871252741271433253663793583944785055216578381003875802865671
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44PM
1.45
1:23AM
1.46
1:28PM
1.41
2:14AM
1.44
2:18PM
1.39
3:11AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:45PM
0.45
7:20AM
0.55
7:30PM
0.51
8:15AM
0.58
8:24PM
0.54
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise--------7:00-------7:01-------
Sunset---7:32-------7:31-------7:30----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161515161617181817171718181819202020192019
Feels °C (?)131313141313141414141413151415161618192020202119
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