Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.1° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 4PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
N
6
1.1
N
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
5
1.7
NNE
6
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
1.5
NNE
7
1.7
NE
6
1.9
NNE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
40
100
111
154
85
49
54
59
81
140
181
165
236
239
209
195
199
238
277
201
170
97
84
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:59PM1.64m
2:19AM1.52m
2:57PM1.61m
3:24AM1.50m
3:55PM1.58m
4:26AM1.50m
Low Tide
7:14AM0.34m
8:02PM0.40m
8:15AM0.40m
9:01PM0.38m
9:19AM0.43m
9:58PM0.37m
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Temp °C
17
19
21
20
16
15
14
15
19
19
19
19
16
14
14
14
18
19
19
18
18
17
18
18
Feels °C
15
16
18
18
14
13
12
13
17
15
15
15
14
12
13
13
16
17
17
17
18
17
19
19
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