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Tolaga Bay surf break

Tolaga Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 18 Apr 2025 NZST
Forecast 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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 3PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (18 Apr)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (18 Apr)15ft (4.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
NE
4
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3.5
NNE
3
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
3
NE
2.4
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
2.2
S
2.3
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.5
SE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SE
Period(s) (?)10101010101099999999999109999999999999991010101010111112121211111111111199999999121010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)295732863527340533542561227519841776161014991236111210521172137213022279136010751509162312241517939831831715816675388528811863815753832953108711471751193816521230961745571431389758823828710660600585633614945955
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
5
NE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
25
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
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-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
offoffcrossglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:49AM
1.44
10:15PM
1.51
10:30AM
1.44
11:01PM
1.50
11:11AM
1.45
11:52PM
1.49
11:57AM
1.45
12:45AM
1.50
12:49PM
1.45
1:40AM
1.53
1:48PM
1.46
2:35AM
1.59
2:49PM
1.49
3:29AM
1.65
3:50PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
0.39
4:14AM
0.47
4:26PM
0.43
5:01AM
0.50
5:11PM
0.45
5:53AM
0.53
6:01PM
0.46
6:48AM
0.53
6:56PM
0.46
7:43AM
0.49
7:53PM
0.45
8:38AM
0.44
8:51PM
0.42
9:34AM
0.37
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Sunrise6:35-------6:37-------6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset--5:35-------5:34-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------5:28-------5:27-------5:25-
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Rain (mm)
34333221--------1-----31------1123431--------2421--1---1-111
Temp. °C181718181919191920232219191817181921211918181918181919181817161717171717161616161617171515151515151515151415151515151615
Feels °C (?)141214141516171719211917181716171820191817171916161817171917141618181716141514141314141212131212131213131213121212121313
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