Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Issued: 11 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 6PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (01 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
13
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
881
714
683
753
843
828
716
627
615
524
524
468
543
575
564
477
874
903
846
833
930
915
805
778
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
0
SW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:06AM1.52m
7:40PM1.61m
7:47AM1.54m
8:19PM1.61m
8:25AM1.54m
8:58PM1.60m
Low Tide
1:04PM0.40m
1:34AM0.47m
1:44PM0.38m
2:15AM0.44m
2:23PM0.35m
2:56AM0.42m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:57
4:57
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
12
12
10
9
8
7
Feels °C
9
11
11
10
11
9
8
8
8
11
10
10
8
8
8
7
7
9
9
9
7
6
5
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
13
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
Energy kJ
627
630
643
753
843
828
716
627
615
524
524
468
543
575
564
477
874
903
846
833
930
915
805
778
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
0.9
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
8
0.8
E
14
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
881
714
683
563
521
423
407
329
257
265
189
184
128
121
35
232
22
55
31
24
22
4
17
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
157
114
112
100
87
68
59
37
81
34
51
22
12
24
23
7
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
N
4
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
8
14
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
7
0
0
0
0
0
16
7
7
7
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
9
7
5
5
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