Tokata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.60° S 178.32° E

Tokata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tokata sea temperature is
14.6°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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 7PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.8
NE
8
1
ENE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
716
990
1310
1393
1314
1037
853
674
497
440
362
286
217
184
154
136
133
86
110
82
57
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
0
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:38PM2.02m
5:00AM1.88m
5:35PM2.03m
6:01AM1.92m
6:28PM2.03m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.53m
10:58PM0.54m
11:16AM0.52m
11:56PM0.49m
12:14PM0.51m
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6:33
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6:31
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4
9
3
1
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Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
10
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
16
16
17
14
12
13
13
13
14
14
15
13
12
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