Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.4° 

Tolaga Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 12PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (03 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (03 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1759
1465
1104
839
726
496
396
327
266
202
191
146
71
71
47
30
29
16
5
11
11
20
21
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
5
WNW
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:27AM1.57m
10:55PM1.56m
11:20AM1.56m
11:46PM1.56m
12:19PM1.55m
Low Tide
4:08AM0.21m
4:30PM0.32m
4:57AM0.25m
5:23PM0.36m
5:49AM0.29m
6:22PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
13
17
18
15
13
14
14
14
16
18
18
17
16
13
11
9
13
15
15
12
12
Feels °C
5
5
10
15
15
12
10
11
12
10
13
14
14
15
13
8
6
5
11
11
11
9
9
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