Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tokata today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tokata at 4PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tokata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 344 | 264 | 300 | 307 | 256 | 153 | 370 | 318 | 369 | 362 | 384 | 377 | 308 | 313 | 302 | 256 | 217 | 213 | 154 | 141 | 138 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:24AM1.99m | 11:35PM1.89m | 12:08PM1.96m | 00:16AM1.84m | 12:55PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40PM0.62m | 5:52AM0.58m | 6:25PM0.68m | 6:33AM0.66m | 7:15PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 344 | 264 | 300 | 307 | 256 | 153 | 370 | 318 | 369 | 362 | 384 | 377 | 308 | 313 | 302 | 256 | 217 | 213 | 154 | 141 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 14 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 13 | NNW 16 | ESE 12 | N 16 | NNW 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 77 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 19 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | — | NE 10 | NE 13 | N 18 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | N 16 | NNW 16 | ENE 11 | NNW 16 | ENE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | SE 3 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 5 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | W 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 96 | 353 | 419 | 416 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 1217 | 1241 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 248 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 0 |
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