Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tokata today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tokata at 6AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tokata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 12 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 50 | 71 | 96 | 216 | 195 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:10AM1.99m | 1:46PM1.90m | 1:56AM1.93m | 2:39PM1.88m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03PM0.64m | 7:35AM0.57m | 7:58PM0.71m | 8:26AM0.62m | 8:54PM0.76m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 50 | 71 | 96 | 216 | 195 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ENE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 42 | 79 | 177 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 70 | 70 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 94 |
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