Tokata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.60° S 178.32° E

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tokata sea temperature is

15.8°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 (06 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 11PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (06 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 6			Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	82	86	102	86	75	75	73	69	112	115	255	364	493	303	238	225	287	250	218	186	99	85
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		5:10PM1.98m				5:43AM1.94m				6:03PM1.96m				6:38AM1.98m				6:52PM1.96m
Low Tide				11:33PM0.51m				11:56AM0.59m				00:28AM0.49m				12:49PM0.57m					1:18AM0.46m


	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—
	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	7:47
mm	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	2	3	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	19	17	18	17	18	17	18	17	17	16	17	17	17	17	19	19	17	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	19	18	17	18	17	18	16	18	17	16	14	15	15	15	15	17	17	16	16	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNW 6	NE 7	NNW 14	NNW 14	N 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	82	86	102	86	75	75	73	69	112	82	70	66	408	82	107	118	287	250	218	186	99	85
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 16	NNW 6	N 6	NNW 16	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NNW 15	NW 11	E 10	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 14	NNW 7	NNW 7
kJ	25	41	29	49	45	42	20	39	69	42	5	2	17	18	17	35	34	60	60	61	68	53
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	NNW 16	NNW 16	NNW 10	N 10	N 10	NNW 15	NNW 15	NNW 15	NE 12	E 11	N 11	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	E 10	E 10	E 10	NNW 14	N 14
kJ	2	25	50	10	8	2	21	21	42	6	2	2	20	5	5	5	19	2	2	2	65	63
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	NNW 6	—	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 5	NNW 6	N 6	NNW 6	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	41	62	—	28	44	60	55	55	71	115	255	364	493	303	238	225	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Wainui Bay Chalet Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Bay Chalet Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	59	24	3	24	3	24	109	116	3	3	121	121	94	94	109	109	24	3	3	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Tokomaru Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's			Waiapu River	Waiapu River			Loisell's	Loisell's			Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tokata	Tokata	Tokata
Rating (10 max)	1	3	2	2	2	1			1	1			2	2			2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Loisell's East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nugget Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Back Beach New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Little River State Beach United States	Amanzimtoti South Africa
Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4

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