Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is

15.1° C

Tolaga Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tolaga Bay today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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)	2	2	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 10	ESE 9	S 13	S 12	S 12	N 5	NNE 5	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	145	138	99	94	92	67	163	113	106	49	31	21	20	79	73	62	61	58	57	37	37	56	98	165
Wind (km/h)	NW	N	NE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	N	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				5:16PM1.76m				5:29AM1.72m					6:15PM1.85m				6:27AM1.75m				7:07PM1.90m
Low Tide		10:36AM0.34m				11:10PM0.44m				11:33AM0.28m					00:09AM0.41m				12:27PM0.23m				1:07AM0.37m


	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20
	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	13	14	12	11	11	12	12	12	15	16	14	14	13	12	11	13	17	17	14	12	12	12	12
Feels °C	6	11	11	10	8	8	9	8	9	12	13	12	12	11	10	8	11	15	16	12	9	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	S 13	ESE 8	S 12	S 12	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	N 4	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14
kJ	145	127	99	94	92	67	163	64	106	71	25	16	20	15	73	62	61	58	57	37	37	56	98	165
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	ESE 9	S 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 12	SSW 10	ESE 8	ESE 12	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	ESE 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	NNE 5
kJ	143	138	98	94	92	67	67	113	46	26	45	37	12	79	12	8	9	9	9	5	34	33	19	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	SSW 13	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	NE 10	NE 11	ESE 13	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	SSW 19
kJ	5	5	5	5	5	58	5	5	10	20	20	19	17	17	7	7	6	4	4	17	5	2	2	35
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNW 2	—	NNE 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 4	N 4	N 5	N 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 2	W 3	WNW 2
kJ	—	1	—	2	5	6	13	21	28	49	31	21	14	56	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	24	7	0	7	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Three Points	Three Points	Hicks Bay	Hicks Bay	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Torere Beach	Maraenui	Maraenui	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Tokomaru Bay	Tokomaru Bay	Tokomaru Bay	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Hicks Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	3	1	5	1
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Antiques Maldives	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shingles New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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