Tokomaru Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.13° S 178.32° E

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tokomaru Bay sea temperature is

15.6°C

Tokomaru Bay 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 Tokomaru Bay today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tokomaru Bay at 3PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	5s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4							Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 4	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	85	56	47	78	68	59	42	36	60	77	116	125	125	185	217	109	100	102	105	121	151	155	134	119	116	109
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNW	N	ENE	ENE	ENE	N	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	N	NNE	NW	NNW	NNW	N	WNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross
High Tide	2:07AM1.48m				2:35PM1.57m				3:09AM1.46m				3:33PM1.54m					4:08AM1.45m				4:29PM1.51m				5:04AM1.47m
Low Tide			8:18AM0.19m				8:57PM0.17m				9:17AM0.23m				9:54PM0.18m					10:15AM0.25m				10:48PM0.19m


	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	7:46
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	1
Temp °C	12	14	19	20	20	18	14	13	13	14	18	20	22	20	18	17	18	18	23	26	27	24	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	10	13	17	17	17	16	13	12	13	15	19	20	21	21	18	17	18	18	23	25	25	22	18	17	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	S 14	S 14	S 15	S 15	NE 7	NE 7	S 15	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10
kJ	51	56	47	33	33	74	115	36	60	159	116	125	125	125	125	109	100	102	105	51	49	48	48	47	47	48
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 15	S 14	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	S 16	S 16	N 7	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	N 16	E 12	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15
kJ	19	17	16	4	4	3	3	119	174	9	142	88	83	74	44	40	59	58	56	5	3	5	5	5	5	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	NE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 11	NE 10	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	N 16	E 12	N 16	N 13	—	N 16	E 11	E 11
kJ	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	3	5	3	—	20	2	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	—	—	NNE 7	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 4	NNE 4	—	NE 7	—	—	—	NNE 7	NNE 7	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	85	—	—	78	68	59	42	11	—	77	—	—	—	185	217	—	—	—	—	121	151	155	134	119	116	109
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Surf Club Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Anaura Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	42	114	111	67	42	20	11	0	0	42	68	0	0	0	0	0	20	60	11	20	20	20	0	20
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Maraenui	Maraenui	Waiapu River				Maraenui	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tokata	Tokata	Waiapu River		Tokomaru Bay	Loisell's	Maraenui	Maraenui	Hicks Bay	Waiapu River		Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Maraenui
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1				1	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	1	1	1	1		2	2	2	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Matauri Bay Northland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	8	6	7	5

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