Tokata Surf Forecast

/ East Cape (19 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 15 May 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 7AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Afternoon (16 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s
Evening (16 May)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
		Saturday 16								Sunday 17								Monday 18
	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)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 10	SE 5	E 10	SE 6	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	90	123	126	123	121	119	119	88	86	83	82	80	58	58	51	58	50	49	49	48	52	39	39	51
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide				5:30AM2.13m					6:08PM2.17m				6:27AM2.17m				7:04PM2.26m				7:25AM2.22m
Low Tide		11:27PM0.63m				12:00PM0.47m					00:25AM0.57m				12:54PM0.43m				1:22AM0.52m				1:46PM0.39m


	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	12	12	12	13	12	13	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	15	15	13
Feels °C	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	9	9	9	10	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	90	123	126	123	121	119	119	88	86	83	82	80	58	58	51	51	50	49	48	48	52	36	37	33
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	24	49	28	27	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	11	11	10	10	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	N 12	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	—	—	—	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 20	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 14	E 14	E 14	SE 14
kJ	8	3	4	4	4	4	4	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 4	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	ESE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	15	15	11	14	12	12	28	38	32	22	23	14	19	23	49	58	49	44	49	41	36	39	39	51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waihau Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	34	0	0	3	29	29	34	34	6	6	34	34	42	42	42	42	34	34	42	34	34	42	42	42
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Three Points	Three Points	Three Points	Three Points	Three Points	Three Points	Papatea Bay	Tokomaru Bay	Three Points	Tokomaru Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tokomaru Bay	Tokomaru Bay	Papatea Bay	Papatea Bay	Papatea Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tokomaru Bay	Tokomaru Bay	Three Points
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Dias Beach South Africa	Brak River South Africa	The Hoek South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Bullies Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Back Bommie Australia	Etang-Sale Reunion	Moss Landing United States	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Boners United States	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Balephetrish (Tiree) United Kingdom	Bali Village Indonesia	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak United States	Boners United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	7	4	4	5	8

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