Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tokata today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tokata at 2AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tokata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 225 | 213 | 204 | 170 | 150 | 160 | 256 | 282 | 298 | 344 | 429 | 2 | 748 | 576 | 459 | 398 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17PM2.09m | 10:40AM2.03m | 11:03PM2.04m | 11:28AM1.97m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40AM0.38m | 4:54PM0.47m | 5:24AM0.43m | 5:39PM0.55m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 188 | 225 | 213 | 204 | 170 | 150 | 160 | 256 | 282 | 298 | 344 | 429 | 9 | 9 | 576 | 459 | 398 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | WSW 5 | E 10 | W 4 | N 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 154 | 69 | 64 | 45 | 7 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | N 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 10 | W 5 | E 9 | — | E 17 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 7 | 13 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | SSE 9 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | — | 7 | 1138 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 687 | 748 | 1624 | 1281 | 683 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 381 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 417 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
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