Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 11AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
10
1.9
S
10
1.5
S
16
1.9
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
13
0.9
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
523
988
755
1178
1675
2614
2293
2122
1866
1497
1298
1218
1194
926
800
663
553
543
478
460
384
355
286
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:03AM1.56m
12:34PM1.54m
00:57AM1.57m
1:34PM1.56m
1:56AM1.58m
2:42PM1.59m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.31m
6:37PM0.44m
7:05AM0.34m
7:41PM0.46m
8:07AM0.36m
8:46PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
6
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
12
11
10
10
8
8
9
11
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
3
3
3
6
5
6
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
6
7
5
5
6
8
12
11
10
11
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