Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Issued: 11 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
14.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 5PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
2
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
6
2.2
NNE
7
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
2
NE
8
2.5
NE
7
1.5
E
8
2.3
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
2
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2
NNE
8
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
749
701
526
451
440
367
300
288
288
299
329
361
424
260
264
515
676
317
728
486
553
819
547
408
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
N
10
N
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
N
30
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
35
NE
20
N
15
NNW
5
N
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:03AM1.53m
9:40PM1.60m
9:42AM1.51m
10:21PM1.60m
10:24AM1.49m
11:01PM1.60m
Low Tide
3:03PM0.33m
3:39AM0.40m
3:43PM0.33m
4:22AM0.38m
4:24PM0.36m
5:06AM0.35m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
Temp °C
9
14
14
11
10
9
11
13
12
13
14
12
11
10
12
11
15
12
13
13
12
11
9
8
Feels °C
5
10
9
7
6
5
6
8
7
9
12
10
9
8
10
7
10
9
9
7
9
8
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
1.5
E
8
0.1
S
21
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
10
2
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
749
701
526
451
440
367
300
288
288
242
247
242
242
260
264
4
4
317
9
202
266
519
322
408
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
19
1.2
E
9
1.4
E
10
0.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
16
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
5
6
6
5
4
21
4
4
38
37
235
354
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
Energy kJ
2
2
2
6
5
5
3
9
9
7
3
3
71
62
61
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
1
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.7
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
6
2
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
6
2.2
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
2
NE
8
2.5
NE
7
1.7
NNE
7
2.3
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
2
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
13
19
38
44
61
106
168
194
272
299
329
361
424
210
153
515
676
289
728
486
553
819
547
230
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
3
Distance (km)
7
24
42
38
16
16
42
42
42
42
7
7
0
7
7
24
43
7
43
111
43
7
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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