Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Tolaga Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Issued: 11 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
14.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Tolaga Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Tolaga Bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Tolaga Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Tolaga Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Wairoa

107 km SSW8 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
wind obs. (8 kph from 187 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kawerau

146 km W60 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 161°)
0
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Pongakawa wx

170 km W29 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 275°)
15
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awa wx

174 km SSW21 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 84°)
15
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Mata Peak

190 km SSW100 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
-
5
light winds from the SSE
(6 km/h at 156°)
5
13.0 °C-
-
-
-
0

Burma Rd HB

190 km SSW414 m above sea level

47 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 219°)
5
20.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waimapu wx

204 km W24 m above sea level

3 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 302°)
10
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tauranga

208 km W15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 351°)
10
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waihi

230 km W10 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the WSW
(11 km/h at 257°)
15
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kihikihi wx

263 km WSW75 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 37 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Tolaga Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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