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Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 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 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 1AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.4
NE
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1.5
NE
1.5
NNE
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.4
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.5
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)12121151110101066109999556556666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)513404302119181167161123133134113838181619515812954386175100162
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
1.51
3:39AM
1.47
3:44PM
1.48
4:36AM
1.48
4:35PM
1.46
5:32AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
0.47
9:34AM
0.58
9:59PM
0.49
10:27AM
0.60
10:52PM
0.49
11:18AM
0.60
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----5:56-------5:58-------5:58--
Sunset-8:31-------8:31-------8:31------
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------11---
Temp. °C201918181818232627262119181921252523211918192325
Feels °C (?)161516171819232425242019181921232322211918202323
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