Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
13.9°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 11AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1297
1127
915
757
551
441
423
350
344
276
279
217
205
160
157
121
119
116
222
267
288
295
268
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
E
15
N
20
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:04AM1.50m
6:37PM1.57m
6:47AM1.52m
7:15PM1.60m
7:29AM1.54m
7:54PM1.61m
Low Tide
12:02PM0.34m
00:35AM0.36m
12:43PM0.29m
1:17AM0.28m
1:26PM0.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
2
10
3
Temp °C
10
10
12
15
15
14
12
11
12
12
14
17
15
13
12
12
12
11
12
16
17
16
14
Feels °C
6
6
8
10
11
11
9
8
9
9
12
14
13
11
10
12
11
8
10
14
14
12
8
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