Tokomaru Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.13° S 178.32° E

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tokomaru Bay sea temperature is

15.1° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tokomaru Bay at 6AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
		Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Friday 17
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	43	79	70	68	66	56	55	37	38	55	85	163	222	362	563	785	1121	1261	1341	1547	1527	1663	1578	1374
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	N	ENE	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WNW	SE	SE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy
High Tide					6:02AM1.63m				6:36PM1.77m				7:00AM1.64m				7:32PM1.78m				7:57AM1.64m
Low Tide		11:57PM0.10m					12:17PM0.00m				00:56AM0.06m				1:15PM-0.01m				1:54AM0.03m				2:11PM-0.00m


	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	10	10	11	17	17	13	11	11	11	10	12	17	16	12	12	10	9	9	11	15	13	10
Feels °C	10	10	8	8	9	16	15	12	9	9	9	8	10	15	14	10	10	8	7	7	9	13	11	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 13	E 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15
kJ	13	79	70	68	66	56	55	37	38	55	85	163	222	362	563	785	1121	1261	1341	1547	1527	1663	1578	1374
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	ESE 13	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 19	NE 5	NNW 5	NE 10	NE 10	S 17	SSW 16	SW 16	S 16	S 7	S 16	SSE 16	S 14
kJ	16	9	10	9	5	5	5	5	35	33	32	7	1	2	4	4	6	25	40	5	32	19	87	960
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	N 6	S 9	S 9	S 9	NE 10	NE 11	ESE 14	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 18	S 17	—	—	—	—	S 16	—	—	—
kJ	19	2	6	6	6	4	4	18	2	2	2	4	4	4	6	6	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5	W 2	—	NNW 5	—	NW 3	WSW 3	WSW 4	SSW 3	SSW 7	S 6	S 6	S 5
kJ	43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	5	—	3	7	9	10	75	30	35	29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	114	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	17	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Tokata	Waiapu River	Te Araroa	Tokata		Loisell's	Tokata	Hicks Bay	Hicks Bay	Hicks Bay	Tolaga Bay	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Tokomaru Bay	Loisell's	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Te Araroa	Te Araroa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	7	5	1	4	4	3	1	5	2	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	7
Header Global	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Haakgat South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	9	6	7	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	8	6	6	7

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