Tokata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.60° S 178.32° E

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tokata sea temperature is

14.9°C

Tokata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tokata today (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 9AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (23 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Evening (23 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23							Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	SE 10	ENE 9	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	E 14	SE 12	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12
Wave Graph
kJ	17	16	15	15	10	9	8	8	15	8	14	14	13	15	23	19	17	16	27	12	11	11	11
Wind (km/h)	SW	S	SE	ESE	ESE	NNE	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:30AM1.83m				5:08PM1.95m				5:24AM1.87m				5:53PM2.01m				6:17AM1.94m				6:38PM2.05m
Low Tide				10:51AM0.69m				11:26PM0.62m				11:40AM0.65m				00:17AM0.55m				12:30PM0.62m


	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	18	19	18	16	14	14	13	13	18	19	18	15	13	13	13	13	17	18	18	16	14
Feels °C	12	12	16	16	16	15	13	12	11	10	14	15	13	11	9	11	9	9	12	13	13	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	WNW 4	ESE 5	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 12	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12
kJ	5	3	4	4	4	1	2	9	15	23	14	14	13	13	23	19	17	16	27	12	11	11	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	SE 5	SE 5	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	SE 13	SE 13	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	17	16	15	15	4	3	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	14	14	13	12	10	10	10	9	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 5	ENE 10	ENE 10	WNW 4	SE 5	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	SE 14	NE 9	E 14	NE 8	NE 8	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	10	10	10	2	10	9	1	1	6	6	6	7	3	15	3	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 2	WNW 3	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 4	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5	WNW 5
kJ	—	—	5	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	11	12	13	20	44	85	113	156	133	66	49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	24	24	70	70	86	76	168	24	24	24	3	24	24	70	59	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	125
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Three Points		Tokomaru Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Three Points	Waiapu River
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1		1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	6	8	5	5	5	9	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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