
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tokata today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tokata at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 12). 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 (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tokata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
238 | 196 | 161 | 202 | 195 | 143 | 131 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 71 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:45PM1.94m | 10:15AM2.06m | 10:26PM1.92m | 10:56AM2.03m | 11:06PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.61m | 4:03AM0.51m | 4:32PM0.63m | 4:41AM0.57m | 5:14PM0.66m | 5:21AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | |
— | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | 7:54 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | ENE 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
238 | 196 | 161 | 111 | 195 | 86 | 79 | 68 | 51 | 50 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 43 | 41 | 51 | 49 | 36 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
98 | 116 | 156 | 202 | 84 | 143 | 131 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 60 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
102 | 34 | 52 | 74 | 55 | 37 | 19 | 28 | 31 | 16 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 123 | 78 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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