Tokata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.60° S 178.32° E

Tokata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tokata sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.4° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 8PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
58
55
42
33
30
36
35
35
34
36
38
33
25
18
48
66
93
120
219
224
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:30PM2.01m
1:44AM1.98m
2:33PM2.00m
2:47AM1.93m
3:36PM2.01m
Low Tide
7:12AM0.43m
7:50PM0.59m
8:09AM0.47m
8:54PM0.60m
9:11AM0.51m
9:57PM0.58m
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clear
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clear
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6:35
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Temp °C
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
13
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
10
10
10
10
10
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