Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Issued: 11 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 2PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (16 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
SE
10
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.3
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
1
S
14
1.4
S
14
0.8
S
13
1.2
S
8
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
14
1.4
S
13
0.9
S
14
1.2
S
11
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
48
46
17
36
31
39
44
112
155
150
411
791
222
167
157
192
694
315
326
694
383
311
305
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
6:47AM1.79m
7:25PM1.90m
7:41AM1.81m
8:17PM1.92m
8:33AM1.80m
9:10PM1.90m
Low Tide
12:48PM0.25m
1:22AM0.39m
1:40PM0.22m
2:17AM0.38m
2:32PM0.22m
3:11AM0.37m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
13
12
11
10
10
9
10
13
14
12
10
11
11
11
11
13
13
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
12
14
11
11
9
8
9
7
7
9
11
9
6
8
8
9
9
12
11
9
10
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
1
S
14
0.2
NNE
6
0.8
S
13
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
11
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
Energy kJ
73
48
46
40
36
31
39
28
21
118
139
411
4
222
167
141
124
694
305
326
694
383
311
305
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.3
NE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.2
NNE
6
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
14
0.4
NNE
10
0.9
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.6
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
12
0.9
NNE
12
Energy kJ
53
44
35
33
43
40
35
35
53
155
150
6
20
4
154
89
192
39
315
315
88
99
158
215
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
SE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
12
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
11
0.3
SE
11
0.5
NNE
10
0.5
NNE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.6
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
15
Energy kJ
18
17
17
17
16
5
5
44
112
2
2
20
4
20
21
157
83
19
54
50
5
170
234
302
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.2
WSW
3
0.8
SSW
6
0.5
SW
3
1.2
SSW
11
0.6
S
4
1.4
S
14
1.2
S
7
Energy kJ
1
1
45
5
322
10
791
147
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
50
0
0
8
8
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
42
8
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
6
9
7
6
6
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