Tokata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.60° S 178.32° E

Tokata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tokata sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.0° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 6PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (03 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (03 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
2.1
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
1.2
NNW
8
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
22
20
11
11
11
11
11
337
415
618
165
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:46AM1.99m
11:14PM1.98m
11:39AM1.98m
00:05AM1.98m
12:38PM1.96m
Low Tide
5:09PM0.47m
5:36AM0.39m
6:02PM0.53m
6:28AM0.44m
7:01PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
15
15
13
13
12
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
12
10
9
12
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
7
5
4
8
11
10
9
8
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