Tokata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.60° S 178.32° E

Issued: 12 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tokata sea temperature is

15.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tokata today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 5AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	11s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Evening (01 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	N 16	NNW 15	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	NNW 13	NNW 6	N 6	N 6
Wave Graph
kJ	101	82	82	80	60	46	47	19	23	41	42	49	53	40	36	35	37	34	34	43	32	60	86	94
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	11:42PM2.14m				12:22PM2.14m				00:35AM2.08m					1:20PM2.11m				1:33AM2.00m				2:18PM2.07m
Low Tide			6:03AM0.39m				6:39PM0.57m				6:57AM0.44m					7:40PM0.59m				7:53AM0.50m				8:41PM0.58m


	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	11	14	15	16	15	14	14	14	14	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	17	18	18	16	15
Feels °C	8	8	9	10	9	10	10	9	9	9	9	11	11	12	11	10	11	11	12	15	15	15	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	NNW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	N 5	NNW 13	NE 6	NE 6	N 6	N 6
kJ	101	82	82	80	60	46	47	34	34	21	21	40	36	35	36	35	34	34	29	33	26	27	86	94
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 15	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 11	NNW 13	NE 11	NNW 13	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12
kJ	20	14	8	7	20	19	19	19	23	21	42	18	18	10	10	4	4	5	34	5	32	30	29	30
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	N 16	N 7	NE 9	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 11	NE 11	SE 9	NE 11	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	NE 10
kJ	6	6	6	21	4	3	14	14	14	6	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	3	5	3	5	5	5	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	—	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	4	12	17	21	31	41	41	49	53	40	35	30	37	31	—	43	28	60	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road Gisborne and Mahia	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	4	2	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	3	94	122	70	70	24	24	24	24	24	70	94	70	70	70	59	3	3	308	308	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's		Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Hicks Bay	Tokomaru Bay			Hicks Bay	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Back Beach Taranaki	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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