Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
15.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 12AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.8
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
2.5
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
436
705
627
680
694
667
653
684
650
650
663
520
520
459
459
459
1688
1631
1878
2954
4080
4498
4853
4164
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
WSW
30
S
35
S
40
SSW
30
S
35
S
25
S
35
SSE
35
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:43PM1.59m
12:03PM1.50m
00:28AM1.59m
12:58PM1.53m
1:18AM1.59m
Low Tide
5:09PM0.40m
5:51AM0.34m
6:00PM0.46m
6:38AM0.35m
6:57PM0.49m
7:30AM0.37m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
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4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
5
8
1
Temp °C
14
11
11
11
10
10
11
13
13
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
13
10
9
9
7
7
9
10
10
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
7
5
5
7
6
7
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.8
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
2.2
SSW
11
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.5
E
10
1.2
E
10
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
Energy kJ
436
705
627
680
694
667
653
684
650
650
663
520
520
459
459
1027
402
394
342
441
284
73
140
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
8
0.4
SSW
10
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
8
1.4
SSW
10
1.5
E
10
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.3
SSW
19
Energy kJ
158
39
211
182
182
157
111
111
111
119
119
82
84
51
402
459
50
40
31
72
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
8
0.6
S
8
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
NE
9
0.5
N
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.1
SW
22
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
42
51
56
56
54
35
28
26
62
59
20
42
32
13
32
41
105
18
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
10
2.5
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
4
S
10
4.5
S
10
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
3
5
8
6
23
22
17
21
140
295
1688
1631
1878
2954
4080
4498
4853
4164
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
83
90
90
83
91
91
90
91
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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