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Farmers - Tokomaru Bay, New Zealand

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Tokomaru Bay, the nearest town, 5 km away. Photo: TKY4047, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

About Farmers - Tokomaru Bay

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces E (105°), so it takes swell from the E. The wind blows offshore from the W (285°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–13 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 500 m out (1 in 51). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 14°C in August, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 20°C in February, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, March and April, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Tokomaru Bay, 4.8 km away (about 10 min by car).

Water about 15°C: 4/3 wetsuit and boots. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to GIS, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Auckland International Airport (AKL).

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  2. Getting there. 1 h 30 from the airport to Farmers - Tokomaru Bay.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

Farmers - Tokomaru Bay does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreInter­mediateSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct374 ft8 smushy200kJ13°C
Mon 19Oct524 ft7 smushy149kJ15°C
Tue 20Oct293 ft7 smushy85kJ18°C
Wed 21Oct393 ft7 smushy103kJ17°C
Thu 22Oct323 ft7 smushy68kJ23°C
Fri 23Oct222 ft7 smushy40kJ19°C
Sat 24Oct373 ft10 scrumbling130kJ24°C
Sun 25Oct242 ft9 scrumbling63kJ21°C
Mon 26Oct172 ft9 scrumbling36kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct111 ft4 smushy5kJ21°C
Wed 28Oct81 ft4 smushy2kJ19°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to GIS, changing at DFW and AKL, then 1h 30 by road. About 30h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Farmers - Tokomaru Bay

    Best 19:00 to 22:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 5 kn (9 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Farmers - Tokomaru Bay

    Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 7 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 34 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 2 ft at best.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Farmers - Tokomaru Bay

    Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to GIS, changing at DFW and AKL, then 1h 30 by road. About 30h door to door

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Rough cost

About £1,420–£2,725 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to GIS, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW and AKL, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£730–£1,520
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£100–£170
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£225–£375
Food7 days eating out£230–£430
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£100–£165
Total£1,420–£2,725

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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