Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Tolaga Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
15.2° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tolaga Bay at 10PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Evening (16 Jul)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
17
1.2
ESE
17
1.5
ESE
16
1.6
ESE
16
1.7
ESE
16
1.8
ESE
16
1.8
ESE
16
1.9
ESE
16
1.9
ESE
15
1.8
ESE
15
1.8
ESE
15
1.8
ESE
15
1.7
ESE
15
1.7
ESE
14
1.7
ESE
14
1.7
ESE
14
1.6
ESE
14
1.2
S
23
1.7
S
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
556
827
1164
1245
1415
1547
1629
1743
1676
1447
1447
1428
1279
1261
1227
1080
971
1575
2828
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:57PM1.91m
8:15AM1.74m
8:47PM1.87m
9:06AM1.72m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.21m
2:01AM0.33m
2:11PM0.22m
2:52AM0.30m
3:03PM0.25m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
17
14
13
12
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
13
14
11
9
Feels °C
15
10
10
9
8
8
9
11
10
10
9
9
7
8
7
12
12
10
7
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