Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Issued: 11 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
14.8° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 5PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jun)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (25 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
4
3
1
1
2
1
0
!
!
!
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
9
3.5
E
10
3
E
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2059
1328
1228
1057
903
974
917
943
875
1991
1778
1524
1402
1319
1334
1308
1293
1351
1415
1354
1370
1268
1202
900
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
20
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
35
S
30
SSW
0
SW
15
NNE
5
NNE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:57PM1.50m
3:10AM1.52m
3:53PM1.51m
4:00AM1.50m
4:49PM1.53m
4:48AM1.49m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.42m
8:52PM0.52m
9:21AM0.44m
9:45PM0.54m
10:14AM0.43m
10:36PM0.55m
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
4:54
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
2
10
10
7
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
14
15
15
13
12
12
13
13
11
12
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
13
14
15
9
7
7
9
8
4
6
15
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
9
3
E
10
3
E
10
1.5
SSW
11
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.1
E
10
Energy kJ
1609
1328
1228
1057
903
974
917
943
875
1532
1778
524
1402
1319
1334
1308
1293
1351
1415
1354
1370
1268
1202
900
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
1.4
SW
7
0.2
N
9
2
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
0.7
S
18
1
S
18
1.1
S
18
1.1
S
17
1.1
S
16
Energy kJ
93
65
63
34
98
178
6
658
1064
823
25
447
447
447
431
346
260
250
336
642
751
700
627
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
15
1.2
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.4
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
Energy kJ
8
2
2
113
65
199
175
82
114
591
113
106
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NE
9
0.7
SW
4
1.3
SSW
5
1.6
SSW
6
1.8
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
3.5
E
10
0.3
NNW
11
3
ENE
10
0.4
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSW
10
1
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
1.5
S
6
Energy kJ
2059
15
83
216
394
499
1050
1991
23
1524
3
16
159
169
79
164
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
4
5
4
1
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
42
7
0
11
28
28
85
85
86
86
7
8
0
85
28
50
85
85
86
0
28
0
16
90
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
4
5
4
1
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
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