Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tokata today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tokata at 8PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tokata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | NW 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 126 | 124 | 103 | 103 | 74 | 118 | 73 | 72 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 11 |
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 | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:22AM2.01m | 8:41PM2.05m | 9:07AM2.06m | 9:29PM2.04m | 9:52AM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM0.45m | 3:08AM0.34m | 3:27PM0.43m | 3:53AM0.32m | 4:15PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | NW 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 140 | 126 | 124 | 103 | 103 | 74 | 118 | 73 | 72 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 32 | 23 | 13 | 43 | 43 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 43 | 28 | 28 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 7 | NE 10 | S 12 | SSE 16 | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 297 | 307 | 160 | 263 | 273 | 276 | 122 | 182 | 139 | 139 | 97 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 9 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 355 | 3 | 3 |
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