Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
14.4°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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 8AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
2
0
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
1.1
SE
6
0.6
S
14
1.1
SE
6
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
101
153
104
128
119
66
66
80
78
62
76
74
59
57
77
64
45
57
44
43
39
32
32
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
6:39AM1.55m
6:58PM1.59m
7:30AM1.59m
7:44PM1.58m
8:16AM1.62m
8:29PM1.57m
Low Tide
00:13AM0.29m
12:30PM0.33m
1:04AM0.26m
1:22PM0.31m
1:50AM0.23m
2:10PM0.30m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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6:28
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6:26
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7:17
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7:19
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7:20
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 mm
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
13
13
14
15
16
16
14
14
14
13
14
17
20
21
19
16
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
13
Feels °C
12
12
13
15
14
15
14
14
13
11
13
16
18
19
17
15
13
12
12
14
15
14
15
12
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