Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.1° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 8AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (13 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (13 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
17
12
18
35
37
12
12
29
29
29
29
22
22
22
28
24
20
57
42
75
113
126
68
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:59AM1.63m
9:13PM1.56m
9:41AM1.62m
9:55PM1.54m
10:22AM1.60m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.23m
2:55PM0.32m
3:15AM0.25m
3:37PM0.35m
3:55AM0.29m
4:18PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:22
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7:22
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Temp °C
13
13
14
20
22
23
20
18
18
17
17
21
23
24
20
16
14
14
17
20
21
18
15
13
Feels °C
12
11
13
19
20
21
17
16
16
15
15
19
21
21
18
14
12
12
14
17
17
14
14
9
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