Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 10AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (29 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (29 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
13
2.2
SE
13
2.2
SE
12
2.1
ESE
12
2.1
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
2
ESE
12
1.9
ESE
12
1.8
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1634
1503
1434
1277
1197
1125
1125
964
874
735
689
504
469
408
387
387
337
314
263
263
217
156
161
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:52AM1.49m
6:33PM1.56m
6:36AM1.52m
7:12PM1.58m
7:17AM1.54m
7:49PM1.60m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.41m
00:23AM0.48m
12:36PM0.37m
1:05AM0.42m
1:15PM0.32m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
14
15
12
10
11
13
12
12
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
6
6
8
10
9
8
7
6
6
6
7
11
12
9
6
7
9
9
8
10
11
8
7
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