Tokata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.60° S 178.32° E

Tokata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tokata sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.6° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 3PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
57
57
60
78
78
76
76
62
60
59
59
46
37
37
37
37
37
35
34
33
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
ESE
0
NNE
0
NNW
0
S
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:17PM2.02m
7:49AM2.02m
8:03PM2.00m
8:35AM2.05m
8:48PM1.99m
Low Tide
1:09PM0.48m
1:43AM0.40m
2:01PM0.46m
2:29AM0.37m
2:49PM0.45m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
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6:30
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6:28
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6:26
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7:17
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7:19
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Temp °C
16
18
17
15
15
15
14
14
15
17
18
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
14
16
16
15
15
15
12
12
13
14
16
14
14
13
13
13
15
17
17
16
14
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