Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 19s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 12AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (20 Jul)8ft (2.4m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
2
1
4
3
4
4
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
13
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
2.2
S
19
2.4
S
19
2.5
S
19
2.4
S
18
2.3
S
17
2.2
S
16
2
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
430
353
341
1135
1135
1719
1447
1396
1196
3564
4149
4313
3523
2950
2450
1928
1589
1321
1083
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:28PM1.74m
10:50AM1.63m
11:17PM1.67m
11:43AM1.57m
Low Tide
3:54PM0.30m
4:32AM0.28m
4:44PM0.35m
5:20AM0.31m
5:33PM0.40m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
9
9
10
11
12
10
8
Feels °C
11
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
8
6
6
7
8
9
8
6
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