Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tokata today (09 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tokata at 10PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tokata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 63 | 54 | 86 | 83 | 69 | 56 | 59 | 77 | 74 | 153 | 186 | 278 | 345 | 503 | 495 | 539 | 522 | 636 | 483 | 470 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:37PM1.96m | 8:14AM2.06m | 8:21PM1.96m | 8:56AM2.07m | 9:03PM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.56m | 2:03AM0.44m | 2:25PM0.57m | 2:45AM0.44m | 3:09PM0.59m | 3:24AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | 7:51 |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 6 | N 12 | NNW 17 | N 11 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 56 | 63 | 54 | 86 | 83 | 69 | 56 | 26 | 17 | 74 | 41 | 101 | 22 | 13 | 23 | 57 | 39 | 39 | 51 | 75 | 381 | 295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | ENE 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 17 | N 11 | N 18 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 9 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 26 | 33 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 20 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 58 | 40 | 54 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 80 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | N 13 | N 12 | E 9 | E 9 | N 19 | N 12 | N 19 | E 7 | N 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NNW 16 | N 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 51 | 49 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 48 | 29 | 8 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 54 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | 59 | 77 | 54 | 153 | 186 | 278 | 345 | 503 | 495 | 539 | 522 | 636 | 483 | 470 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 211 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 118 | 118 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 122 | 109 | 70 |
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