Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 09 Feb 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
20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 Feb)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (09 Feb)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
SE
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)988881212121211881010101066777887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)50484734282828282725243738381009840687766701009570
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
0
SW
5
SSW
0
S
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
1.92
1:04PM
1.97
1:34AM
1.88
1:45PM
1.91
2:24AM
1.86
2:28PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:56AM
0.59
7:27PM
0.54
7:44AM
0.68
8:10PM
0.61
8:36AM
0.75
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise---6:28-------6:28-------6:31----
Sunset-------8:12-------8:10-------8:09
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817172021201918181817192121201818171721222221
Feels °C (?)181716161919191818181817192020201920181822222222
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