Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tokata today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tokata at 12PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tokata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 350 | 422 | 2 | 659 | 530 | 459 | 424 | 368 | 276 | 216 | 182 | 165 | 165 | 138 | 145 | 141 | 101 | 77 | 94 | 135 | 110 | 110 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.97m | 11:46PM1.99m | 12:17PM1.92m | 00:29AM1.93m | 1:07PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM0.43m | 5:39PM0.55m | 6:08AM0.50m | 6:27PM0.64m | 6:53AM0.57m | 7:20PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 350 | 422 | 8 | 659 | 530 | 459 | 424 | 368 | 276 | 216 | 182 | 165 | 165 | 138 | 145 | 141 | 101 | 77 | 94 | 135 | 110 | 110 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — | SE 14 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 14 | — | — | — | ESE 14 | — | SE 17 | — | N 9 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 18 | — | 12 | — | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 30 | 674 | 1931 | 1726 | 1365 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 390 | 34 | 243 | 243 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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