Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Issued: 5 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (28 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 10PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)--
Afternoon (28 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
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3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
1.8
S
18
2
S
17
1.8
S
17
2
S
17
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1250
989
974
1075
1255
1069
978
959
844
1402
1302
1432
1402
1952
2236
1837
2183
1832
1565
1327
1117
1057
881
714
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:39PM1.56m
5:36AM1.49m
6:22PM1.59m
6:22AM1.50m
7:02PM1.60m
7:06AM1.52m
Low Tide
11:25PM0.55m
11:44AM0.42m
00:10AM0.53m
12:25PM0.41m
00:53AM0.50m
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:55
4:55
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
7
6
6
6
8
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
9
8
8
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ESE
10
2.2
E
10
2.1
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.4
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
0.3
S
18
0.5
S
19
0.9
S
19
1.4
S
18
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
Energy kJ
1250
989
974
1075
1255
1069
978
959
844
57
182
556
1252
844
755
844
860
983
942
855
742
627
627
656
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
18
1.8
S
18
2
S
17
1.8
S
17
2
S
17
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
Energy kJ
752
706
522
331
522
178
75
75
62
13
3010
1952
2236
1837
2183
1832
1565
1327
1117
1057
881
714
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
20
0.1
SE
20
0.1
SE
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
616
16
16
8
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
8
1.4
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.6
S
6
1.7
S
6
2.4
S
7
2.3
S
7
2
S
7
1.8
S
8
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
7
1.1
S
7
Energy kJ
31
144
190
196
218
539
568
429
357
1402
1302
1432
1402
291
217
156
131
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
86
86
28
28
11
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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