Tolaga Bay Surf Forecast

/ East Cape (19 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (38.38° S 178.31° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 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 16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 11PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (17 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Evening (17 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	10s

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

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	Monday 17			Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	3	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	551	741	276	271	225	456	623	708	724	664	780	932	1114	1169	1280	1606	2559	2358	2337	1462	1249	1137	988	988
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	W	NNW	N
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	glass	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)		5:14PM 1.49				5:48AM 1.49				6:00PM 1.49				6:38AM 1.52				6:43PM 1.49					7:23AM 1.55
Low Tide / height (m)				11:21PM 0.41				11:40AM 0.47				12:09AM 0.39				12:27PM 0.47				12:53AM 0.37

	Monday 17			Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-
Sunset	-	7:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1	-	2	1	-	-	1	1	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	17	15	15	15	17	19	21	21	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	23	26
Feels °C (?)	13	13	13	15	14	16	18	18	17	16	15	15	15	16	15	15	17	18	17	18	20	20	23	25

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