Tokata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.60° S 178.32° E

Tokata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tokata sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 10AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.8
SE
13
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
1.1
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
2
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
127
104
228
200
141
137
127
163
95
90
87
84
84
82
79
60
43
42
54
165
316
434
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:22AM1.98m
12:53PM1.96m
1:16AM1.99m
1:53PM1.98m
2:15AM2.00m
3:01PM2.01m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.46m
7:16PM0.62m
7:44AM0.50m
8:20PM0.64m
8:46AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
8
11
11
8
7
8
7
6
8
11
12
9
9
9
10
12
14
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
4
5
6
7
6
3
3
4
2
2
4
7
9
5
5
5
6
8
9
10
9
9
9
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