Tokomaru Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.13° S 178.32° E

Issued: 11 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tokomaru Bay sea temperature is

14.0°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 (23 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tokomaru Bay at 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Aug)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Afternoon (23 Aug)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Evening (23 Aug)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 23					Monday 24								Tuesday 25
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 10	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	34	34	33	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	44	34	43	32	32	32	32
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	W	W	W	WNW	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SE	ENE	NNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide			2:13PM1.36m				2:31AM1.31m					3:04PM1.36m				3:22AM1.30m				3:54PM1.38m
Low Tide	7:53AM0.36m				8:24PM0.42m				8:43AM0.37m					9:15PM0.43m				9:33AM0.36m


	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	14	15	14	12	9	8	7	11	14	14	11	10	9	9	8	12	16	17	12	11
Feels °C	9	11	12	11	9	5	4	4	9	11	10	8	7	6	6	5	10	14	15	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	N 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	S 6	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11
kJ	146	108	73	50	11	7	5	22	106	217	226	797	888	746	586	499	401	316	233	221	160
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 10	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	SE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	34	34	33	32	33	33	33	33	33	34	35	35	35	35	44	34	43	32	32	32	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	N 7	NE 13	NE 13	ESE 13	SSE 10	SSE 9	NNE 5	N 5	N 5	S 17	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 4	NE 4	NNE 10	NE 10	S 16
kJ	7	1	7	7	33	18	16	6	2	2	51	5	5	5	2	1	2	1	10	4	48
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 2	N 3	N 4	—	WSW 3	WSW 3	W 3	—	—	NNE 5	NNE 3	N 3	N 3	N 4	—	—	—	—	NNE 10	N 4
kJ	—	1	7	18	—	3	7	2	—	—	3	3	5	3	6	—	—	—	—	10	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Anaura Bay East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Midway Beach - Surf Club Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	3	1	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	11	35	35	35	0	28	0	20	11	59	67	42	11	0	0	11	0	11	0	11	11
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Hicks Bay	Maraenui	Maraenui	Waiapu River	Tokata		Hicks Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Three Points	Three Points	Three Points	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Kaiaua Bay	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Wainui Beach - Pines Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Nugget Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	4	5	3	5	5	5	5	2	3	4	6	7
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7

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