Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tokata today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tokata at 6AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tokata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 639 | 520 | 460 | 361 | 374 | 341 | 310 | 232 | 126 | 70 | 60 | 47 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 17 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:50PM1.87m | 12:29PM1.88m | 00:34AM1.81m | 1:20PM1.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10AM0.61m | 6:46PM0.73m | 6:56AM0.69m | 7:41PM0.77m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | ESE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 639 | 520 | 460 | 361 | 374 | 341 | 310 | 232 | 119 | 70 | 33 | 47 | 29 | 29 | 604 | 423 | 285 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 13 | NW 7 | NW 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 61 | 109 | 43 | 48 | 94 | 90 | 84 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 64 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NW 7 | S 20 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 80 | 96 | 96 | 33 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 126 | 26 | 30 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 29 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 70 | 366 | 494 | 527 | 700 | 980 | 906 | 96 | 295 | 365 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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