Tokata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tokata today (16 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 8PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jun)	0.5ft (0.1m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Jun)	2.5ft (0.7m)	4s
Evening (16 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 16					Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
	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	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	NW 4	NW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 5	SE 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NNE 12	N 12	N 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	4	8	21	29	31	23	22	6	10	9	10	23	44	70	99	135	121	74	167	221	121	322	399	353
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	N	SSW	SE	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	7:06AM2.26m				7:44PM2.39m				8:00AM2.29m				8:36PM2.41m				8:52AM2.27m					9:29PM2.39m
Low Tide			1:27PM0.39m				2:01AM0.55m				2:19PM0.35m				2:56AM0.54m					3:11PM0.35m				3:50AM0.53m


	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20
	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	4:53
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	16	16	13	13	12	11	10	11	13	14	11	11	11	11	11	12	14	14	11	11	12	11	11
Feels °C	12	14	13	12	12	10	7	6	6	8	13	9	9	8	8	8	10	13	13	10	10	10	8	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	NNE 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	W 6	WNW 6	W 5	N 12	N 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11
kJ	11	4	4	29	31	23	10	2	10	9	80	52	20	70	99	135	121	74	167	221	121	322	399	353
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 13	SE 10	SE 10	NE 10	SE 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	N 11	N 11	NNE 12	W 5	WNW 5	WNW 4	SE 5	N 12	ESE 4	ESE 4	N 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	10	23	44	12	7	4	4	71	4	4	110	11	12	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	SE 13	NE 10	SE 10	SE 12	SE 10	SE 10	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	ESE 5	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	N 12	N 11	NNW 11
kJ	4	4	4	7	4	4	6	4	4	2	4	4	4	13	12	12	12	4	12	12	18	10	9	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	—	—	—	NW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	W 6	—	—	SSE 10	SSE 2	SE 3	SE 3	—	—	—	W 3	W 3	—	—	ESE 3
kJ	9	8	21	—	—	—	22	35	64	101	—	—	20	1	3	2	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	70	70	76	0	6	6	70	70	59	70	76	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Three Points	Three Points	Loisell's	Three Points	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Three Points	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Te Araroa	Waiapu River	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Stent Road Taranaki	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	5	5	5	7	4	4	4	4	5	6	8	8	6	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	7	4	4	4	5	5	6	8	8	6	5	6

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