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Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 13 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Tokata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tokata sea temperature is
20.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 6AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (13 Mar)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (13 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)627654650650619602572513469455390381256315302302243207147125827997388
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
SSW
0
NNW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
1.83
2:37PM
1.77
3:30AM
1.82
3:33PM
1.78
4:30AM
1.83
4:31PM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
0.70
8:54AM
0.79
9:03PM
0.74
9:48AM
0.80
10:03PM
0.74
10:41AM
0.77
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----7:01-------7:01-------7:03---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:28-------7:27
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-12511111-11112111171----
Temp. °C181819192021212120212121212320181717161617202017
Feels °C (?)161719192123232321222323232521191818141414181813
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