Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 18 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 2AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
N
2
N
2.4
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.2
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.3
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NNE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
N
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)6678888888888888888888811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)243318502998928662537477763737351177233355384250264245159151171169161161
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
25
N
30
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02PM
1.71
7:23AM
1.69
7:53PM
1.75
8:18AM
1.70
8:44PM
1.76
9:11AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
0.31
1:28PM
0.21
1:54AM
0.28
2:17PM
0.20
2:46AM
0.28
3:08PM
0.21
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:39---
Sunset------5:34-------5:31-------5:30-
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--11893-------1223-1-----
Temp. °C181817151717181716151414161919161514131315191815
Feels °C (?)141413131415161615141314161818151313121214161513
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