Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tokata today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tokata at 4PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tokata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 12 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 49 | 69 | 82 | 108 | 159 | 155 | 188 | 240 | 240 | 210 | 303 | 419 | 471 | 360 | 261 | 188 | 166 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:23AM1.91m | 6:56PM1.99m | 7:06AM1.93m | 7:34PM2.03m | 7:48AM1.95m | 8:13PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM0.49m | 1:14AM0.52m | 1:22PM0.44m | 1:56AM0.43m | 2:05PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 13 | SE 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 240 | 210 | 303 | 419 | 471 | 360 | 261 | 188 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NNE 11 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | NW 9 | NE 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 64 | 205 | 315 | 128 | 75 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 13 | SE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | E 5 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NNE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 77 | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 49 | 69 | 82 | 108 | 159 | 155 | 188 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 190 | 340 | 388 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 122 | 120 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 78 | 94 | 78 | 2 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 24 |
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