Tolaga Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.38° S 178.31° E

Tolaga Bay WaveFinder

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tolaga Bay sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.3° 

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


Tolaga Bay surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 16 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 9AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period, ESE swell with 1,529 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.1m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Tolaga Bay in the next 16 days are 1.9m 15s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 8s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 9PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3PM (Sat 11th Jul)7ft (2.1m) 9s
Best Surf 9PM (Thu 16th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 16s
Most Powerful 9AM (Fri 17th Jul)6ft (1.9m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tolaga Bay over the next 16 days.


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