Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (10 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)--
Afternoon (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
0.8
SE
12
1.4
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
131
128
344
333
328
317
256
226
226
183
164
319
215
240
250
193
424
441
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:54PM1.64m
4:08AM1.61m
5:00PM1.73m
5:11AM1.63m
5:55PM1.80m
Low Tide
9:51PM0.45m
10:15AM0.30m
10:53PM0.41m
11:12AM0.25m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
16
13
12
10
9
8
10
13
13
11
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
15
11
9
7
6
5
7
9
8
8
8
8
6
9
10
9
8
8
7
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