Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 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
19.5° 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 6PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 Mar)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (21 Mar)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
S
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)99999101010101010101010101010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)846651606586554596541501501421421376334314320281275211240213188154144117
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
0
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffglassglassglassonononglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:45AM
1.66
9:10PM
1.65
9:35AM
1.64
9:58PM
1.67
10:27AM
1.63
10:49PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:52PM
0.18
3:12AM
0.24
3:38PM
0.16
4:02AM
0.24
4:26PM
0.18
4:51AM
0.27
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--------7:09-------7:11-------
Sunset---7:17-------7:15-------7:15----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151716151414131315161716151515151617161615141414
Feels °C (?)121313131313121315151616151515151616151514131314
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