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Tolaga Bay Surf Forecast
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Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 3PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tolaga Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1878 | 2802 | 3340 | 3983 | 4417 | 4275 | 4631 | 5459 | 6267 | 8697 | 12304 | 16804 | 10957 | 6343 | 3256 | 898 | 898 | 639 | 265 | 565 | 801 | 757 | 704 | 599 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:42PM 1.40 | 1:33AM 1.45 | 1:37PM 1.41 | 2:28AM 1.47 | 2:34PM 1.42 | 3:20AM 1.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:40AM 0.57 | 6:45PM 0.53 | 7:33AM 0.56 | 7:42PM 0.52 | 8:24AM 0.54 | 8:38PM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 |
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