Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 7PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (10 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
4
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
!
!
!
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
NNE
1.9
NE
2.2
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4.5
NE
5.5
NE
7
NE
8
NE
7
NE
5
NE
3.5
NNE
3.5
N
2.5
N
Period(s) (?)101010101010131313131212131212121111121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57456364463169865375411491558213230764043471248784645535271811192617729136426997296626431405
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
50
NE
60
NE
60
NE
45
NNE
30
N
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
1.41
12:38AM
1.46
12:42PM
1.40
1:33AM
1.45
1:37PM
1.41
2:28AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:52PM
0.51
6:40AM
0.57
6:45PM
0.53
7:33AM
0.56
7:42PM
0.52
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:28-------6:28-------6:30-------
Sunset--5:46-------5:45-------5:44-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182019171717171718181818181919202020202121211919
Feels °C (?)192120181817171617171615151616151312121617181618
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