Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Tolaga Bay, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.2° 

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

Tolaga Bay Area School

1 km WNW4 m above sea level

35 minutes ago
Recent light rain
30
fresh winds from the SW
(31 km/h at 225°)
12.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pouawa

28 km S223 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainDry
65
gales from the SW
(67 km/h at 225°)
10 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Airport

42 km SSW240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
mod rainDry
30
fresh winds from the SW
(30 km/h at 225°)
12 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Gisborne Airport

42 km SSW240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
mod rainDry
30
fresh winds from the S
(31 km/h at 180°)
10 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Poroporo

66 km N149 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
45
strong winds from the S
(44 km/h at 180°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wharerata

73 km SSW557 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
40
strong winds from the SW
(41 km/h at 225°)
5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

87 km S136 m above sea level

27 minutes ago
light rainRecent light rain
40
strong winds from the SW
(41 km/h at 225°)
9.9 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Mahia

88 km S132 m above sea level

1 hour ago
mod rainRecent moderate rain
30
moderate winds from the SW
(28 km/h at 225°)
8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Nuhaka (HB) New Zealand

89 km SSW2 m above sea level

1 hour ago
light rainRecent light rain
30
fresh winds from the SW
(30 km/h at 225°)
10.2 °C-
-
-
-
-

Waihau Bay

92 km NW35 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
30
fresh winds from the SW
(30 km/h at 225°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
-

* 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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