Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
14.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (19 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 10PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)--
Afternoon (19 Jun)7ft (2.1m)17s
Evening (19 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
17
2.1
S
17
2
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2641
2610
2157
1452
1024
791
609
506
402
295
232
224
130
89
58
27
26
25
24
18
11
16
16
15
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:03PM1.85m
10:18AM1.70m
10:56PM1.78m
11:14AM1.64m
11:48PM1.71m
Low Tide
3:24PM0.25m
4:05AM0.36m
4:16PM0.31m
4:59AM0.35m
5:09PM0.37m
5:52AM0.36m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
16
17
13
12
14
14
15
16
17
17
14
13
12
12
12
13
15
Feels °C
9
10
9
7
7
7
8
13
15
10
9
12
12
11
13
14
16
14
13
11
11
10
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
17
2.1
S
17
2
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2641
2610
2157
1452
1024
791
609
506
402
295
232
224
130
89
58
112
107
103
96
89
81
76
72
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Energy kJ
283
308
303
286
231
226
196
138
136
106
83
67
52
40
28
27
26
25
24
18
5
8
16
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
18
0.2
ESE
18
0.2
ESE
18
0.2
ESE
18
0.2
ESE
17
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
S
10
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
13
31
31
30
28
26
26
8
11
19
20
12
51
7
79
18
4
2
2
1
11
16
7
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
NNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
11
25
39
33
46
11
1
3
9
3
1
1
3
11
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
11
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
6
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
9
7
7
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