Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
14.3°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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.4
SE
12
1.9
S
6
1.9
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.5
S
8
0.4
SE
11
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1172
826
703
514
408
279
217
194
151
110
50
282
335
254
249
31
617
636
728
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
ENE
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:56PM1.43m
2:01AM1.38m
2:54PM1.43m
2:58AM1.39m
3:49PM1.45m
Low Tide
7:57PM0.58m
8:09AM0.55m
8:48PM0.56m
9:07AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
13
11
10
9
9
16
18
18
16
11
10
8
7
11
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
11
10
9
7
6
6
14
16
16
16
6
6
4
4
7
4
3
3
2
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