Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
13.8°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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 11AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
1.1
S
12
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
18
0.7
S
18
0.6
S
10
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
1.1
S
18
1.4
S
18
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.7
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
44
43
365
31
32
32
39
157
0
304
67
42
42
39
38
14
14
759
1201
1719
1680
1508
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
S
10
ESE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
SW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:36AM1.40m
4:31PM1.46m
4:30AM1.43m
5:18PM1.50m
5:18AM1.47m
5:59PM1.53m
Low Tide
9:49AM0.50m
10:17PM0.55m
10:38AM0.46m
11:04PM0.50m
11:21AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
11
15
16
13
13
12
10
10
12
17
17
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
6
8
12
13
10
10
9
7
7
9
15
14
12
12
11
11
10
9
10
9
9
8
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