Tokata Surf Break

Tokata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.60° S 178.32° E

Issued: 11 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tokata sea temperature is
16.5° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Tokata today (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 4AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (05 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
2.3
N
7
2.4
NNW
7
2.3
N
7
1.1
E
10
1.6
N
7
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.9
NNE
7
2.5
N
7
2
NNW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
448
372
358
294
465
574
539
242
242
284
279
332
681
464
486
482
375
338
266
239
239
249
307
434
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
35
NNE
15
NNW
25
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:59PM2.03m
10:01AM1.92m
10:40PM2.03m
10:43AM1.90m
11:20PM2.02m
11:30AM1.89m
Low Tide
4:18AM0.57m
4:22PM0.49m
5:01AM0.54m
5:03PM0.52m
5:45AM0.52m
5:48PM0.58m
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
6
3
2
1
2
1
1
2
12
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
12
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
12
11
11
12
9
9
10
8
10
10
9
10
10
11
11
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.3
NNE
7
1.6
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
8
2.5
N
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.3
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
448
372
358
294
288
242
247
154
232
173
279
167
681
330
486
436
375
338
266
238
232
187
307
434
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
NW
7
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
1
E
8
1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.8
NW
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
NW
8
1.4
NNW
8
Energy kJ
2
4
242
136
242
284
19
23
142
192
192
482
310
209
123
219
239
249
192
254
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
S
21
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
242
3
8
9
166
192
196
201
239
145
128
107
138
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.4
N
5
1.7
N
6
2.3
N
7
2.4
NNW
7
2.3
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.9
NNE
7
2
NNW
8
1.8
NNE
8
Energy kJ
29
56
102
184
465
574
539
173
332
464
412
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
70
122
122
122
125
122
42
24
42
94
109
118
168
109
123
3
3
24
24
0
0
6
29
6
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tokata surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest