Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 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
18.5° 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 8PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
3
2
2
2
0
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.2
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.5
N
2.1
NNE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.9
NNE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
0.8
ENE
1.1
NE
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61864664253446492160316921648833829125725322118781133149154296280196196
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
SSE
15
SW
10
WSW
10
N
5
WNW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscross-
off
offcrossglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:23AM
1.69
7:53PM
1.75
8:18AM
1.70
8:44PM
1.76
9:11AM
1.71
9:38PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:28PM
0.21
1:54AM
0.28
2:17PM
0.20
2:46AM
0.28
3:08PM
0.21
3:38AM
0.32
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:34-------5:31-------5:30-----
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
61----------1-----21----
Temp. °C171820181615141417212116151413131518151311111212
Feels °C (?)1416181615141313161918141412121214181410991110
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