Tokata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.60° S 178.32° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tokata sea temperature is

16.4° C

Tokata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tokata today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 6AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	5s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Evening (14 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 17	ESE 17
Wave Graph
kJ	48	42	43	48	87	120	104	80	124	119	98	77	64	41	37	37	39	34	55	67	70	163	261	329
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	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				5:48AM2.18m					6:34PM2.33m				6:46AM2.21m				7:26PM2.39m				7:41AM2.21m
Low Tide		11:49PM0.62m					12:12PM0.42m				00:48AM0.58m				1:06PM0.36m				1:46AM0.54m				1:58PM0.34m


	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—
mm	—	—	—	—	2	2	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	14	13	14	15	14	14	14	13	12	13	15	15	13	12	12	12	12	12	15	14	12
Feels °C	9	9	10	10	9	10	11	10	11	11	11	10	10	11	11	10	9	9	8	9	9	12	10	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 12	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	ESE 10	ESE 11	NW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 17	ESE 17
kJ	48	42	43	29	28	17	17	13	18	46	98	77	64	41	37	37	23	19	13	11	70	163	261	329
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	NE 11	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	5	5	5	5	5	10	10	10	29	4	44	40	40	38	4	4	39	22	55	67	19	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	NE 9	N 9	S 13	E 15	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	S 8	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	S 8	S 8	E 14	ESE 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 5	NE 10	S 18	S 18
kJ	2	3	2	3	4	5	5	5	5	1	4	5	4	4	1	1	15	34	18	18	2	4	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	—	—	—	W 3	NW 6	WNW 5	WSW 4	W 4	WSW 3	WSW 3	WNW 3	NW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4
kJ	4	16	29	48	87	120	104	80	124	119	—	—	—	5	61	61	7	9	4	3	8	16	16	19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3
Distance (km)	24	24	24	109	24	24	24	24	24	24	0	0	24	6	94	59	6	0	3	3	24	24	24	24
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's		Waiapu River	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	1	4	4	3	1	5	4	2	3	3
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Spooky's New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Asu Indonesia	Jacobs Bay South Africa	Shingles New Zealand	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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