Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.2° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 6PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (13 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1.6
NNE
6
1.8
NE
6
2
NNE
6
2.1
NE
6
2
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
2
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.5
ENE
7
3.5
ENE
8
3.5
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
3
E
8
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
1.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
152
160
222
309
359
342
312
347
393
682
1371
1996
1795
1469
1205
993
1146
1131
919
488
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:09AM1.65m
6:46PM1.83m
7:05AM1.66m
7:34PM1.81m
7:56AM1.67m
8:22PM1.76m
Low Tide
12:05PM0.23m
00:48AM0.30m
12:59PM0.22m
1:40AM0.25m
1:52PM0.23m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
2
4
4
3
9
6
2
1
1
2
6
2
2
4
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
13
11
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tolaga Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest