Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.4° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 2PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (31 Oct)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (31 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
2
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4
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
2.5
S
10
3
S
11
3
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
1.4
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
0.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
254
229
1250
2021
2151
2035
1920
1610
1324
1095
1005
792
617
529
369
287
229
178
133
118
94
48
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
15
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:05AM1.72m
11:23PM1.69m
12:03PM1.69m
00:16AM1.64m
1:01PM1.67m
Low Tide
4:32AM0.24m
5:03PM0.36m
5:24AM0.25m
6:00PM0.40m
6:18AM0.29m
7:01PM0.41m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:01
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5:58
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7:39
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7:40
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1
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Temp °C
10
9
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
14
18
19
17
13
13
13
13
17
20
20
17
14
Feels °C
4
4
6
6
6
7
8
9
8
7
11
13
16
14
10
11
11
11
14
16
16
14
11
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