Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
14.9°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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.3
S
13
1.5
S
16
1.2
S
12
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
976
1021
902
529
537
603
1142
1028
1057
1175
1158
1126
715
1257
1078
590
1120
387
812
649
477
387
319
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
S
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:26PM1.48m
1:29AM1.40m
2:18PM1.46m
2:22AM1.40m
3:11PM1.47m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.52m
7:27PM0.56m
7:30AM0.54m
8:19PM0.57m
8:25AM0.54m
9:08PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
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6:15
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6:13
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7:27
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7:28
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7:29
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Temp °C
8
8
13
14
14
12
12
13
12
11
14
15
14
13
12
11
11
11
15
15
15
15
13
Feels °C
5
6
11
11
12
10
9
10
10
8
10
11
11
12
11
9
9
9
14
13
14
15
12
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