Tokata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.60° S 178.32° E

Tokata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tokata sea temperature is
16.6° C
1.3° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 3AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (11 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1510
1264
1131
428
370
386
305
564
242
242
207
203
172
154
124
124
130
148
115
96
94
71
53
42
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
0
SSE
5
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:36AM2.04m
3:17PM2.05m
3:41AM2.08m
4:27PM2.12m
4:46AM2.13m
5:35PM2.22m
Low Tide
8:38PM0.70m
9:08AM0.56m
9:42PM0.69m
10:12AM0.55m
10:46PM0.66m
11:15AM0.49m
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clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
8
9
10
12
12
10
10
10
10
9
10
13
13
10
10
9
9
9
10
13
14
12
Feels °C
6
4
4
4
4
6
7
6
7
7
7
5
6
10
10
7
8
7
7
7
9
11
11
9
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