Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 7PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sun night).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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)
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2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.5
SE
9
2
ESE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3922
3271
2747
2503
1308
1175
961
986
1046
695
747
699
651
593
549
457
330
307
270
211
307
236
194
172
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
0
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:55PM1.57m
2:17AM1.61m
2:58PM1.61m
3:22AM1.64m
4:08PM1.68m
4:27AM1.68m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.37m
7:59PM0.51m
8:29AM0.39m
9:03PM0.49m
9:33AM0.38m
10:07PM0.47m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
11
11
9
10
10
9
8
9
10
11
10
10
9
8
8
Feels °C
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
5
6
7
6
7
7
5
4
6
7
8
8
9
7
5
5
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