Tokomaru Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.13° S 178.32° E

Tokomaru Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tokomaru Bay sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.4° 

Tokomaru Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tokomaru Bay today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tokomaru Bay at 11AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
NNE
13
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.3
SSE
16
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
0.8
SSE
14
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.3
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
16
3075
2664
2578
6
6
6
5
51
275
281
273
225
194
177
129
107
65
45
37
31
20
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
High Tide
11:32AM1.47m
11:51PM1.37m
12:17PM1.43m
00:37AM1.32m
1:03PM1.39m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.28m
5:51PM0.33m
6:05AM0.32m
6:36PM0.36m
6:50AM0.36m
7:24PM0.39m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
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6:16
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7:24
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7:25
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 mm
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
9
9
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
9
12
15
16
13
10
9
9
9
16
18
16
15
13
Feels °C
3
3
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
4
7
10
11
10
8
6
6
6
14
15
13
12
11
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