
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tokata today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tokata at 7PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tokata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:40AM2.09m | 11:09PM2.04m | 11:32AM2.07m | 11:59PM2.04m | 12:29PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM0.43m | 5:27AM0.36m | 5:54PM0.48m | 6:18AM0.39m | 6:49PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 |
39 | 37 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 104 | 54 | 31 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 14 | W 5 | NNE 13 |
3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | SSE 14 | N 11 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 13 | N 8 |
5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 |
3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 26 | 34 | 54 | 98 | 85 | 70 | 117 | 232 | 239 | 173 | — | — | — | 7 | 24 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 70 | 70 | 34 | 170 | 390 | 326 | 227 |
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