Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tokata today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tokata at 1AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tokata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 598 | 691 | 836 | 844 | 755 | 727 | 708 | 632 | 534 | 450 | 370 | 306 | 270 | 223 | 149 | 181 | 122 | 90 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53PM2.28m | 8:15AM2.12m | 8:41PM2.22m | 9:04AM2.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM0.35m | 2:19AM0.39m | 2:31PM0.36m | 3:08AM0.36m | 3:21PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 8 | 844 | 755 | 727 | 708 | 632 | 534 | 450 | 370 | 306 | 270 | 223 | 149 | 181 | 122 | 90 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 10 | NW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 27 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 59 | 78 | 92 | 96 | 82 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | — | W 7 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 10 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 46 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 45 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 598 | 691 | 836 | — | — | — | 155 | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 55 | 94 | 18 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 70 | 70 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 34 |
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