Surf Forecasts:
Tolaga Bay surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period, SSE swell with 3,386 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tolaga Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Tolaga Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 1.4m and 8s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tolaga Bay in the next 16 days are 4.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 6AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tolaga Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 634 | 327 | 383 | 573 | 603 | 637 | 616 | 459 | 544 | 1018 | 3088 | 2967 | 2787 | 3199 | 1828 | 1115 | 847 | 673 | 456 | 345 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 11:01PM1.60m | 11:11AM1.49m | 11:43PM1.59m | 12:03PM1.50m | 00:28AM1.59m | 12:58PM1.53m | 1:18AM1.59m | 1:55PM1.57m | 2:17AM1.61m | 2:58PM1.61m | 3:22AM1.64m | 4:08PM1.68m | 4:27AM1.68m | 5:16PM1.76m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:06AM0.35m | 5:09PM0.40m | 5:51AM0.34m | 6:00PM0.46m | 6:38AM0.35m | 6:57PM0.49m | 7:30AM0.37m | 7:59PM0.51m | 8:29AM0.39m | 9:03PM0.49m | 9:33AM0.38m | 10:07PM0.47m | 10:36AM0.34m | ||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — |
 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 475 | 327 | 383 | 573 | 603 | 637 | 616 | 459 | 544 | 482 | 69 | 61 | 82 | 50 | 1828 | 1115 | 847 | 673 | 456 | 345 | 276 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 10 | NNE 8 | S 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | — | S 21 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 202 | 134 | 224 | 193 | 111 | 116 | 124 | 160 | 56 | 139 | 136 | 121 | — | 9 | 44 | 153 | 170 | 153 | 130 | 104 | 83 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | NE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | NNE 8 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | — | — | — | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 20 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 71 | 86 | 42 | 55 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 59 | 51 | 29 | — | — | — | 44 | 75 | 113 | — | 38 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 9 | — | S 4 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 634 | 238 | — | — | 5 | 116 | — | 11 | 319 | 1018 | 3088 | 2967 | 2787 | 3199 | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 83 | 90 | 90 | 83 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
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