Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 05 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 10PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)--
Afternoon (05 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (05 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNW
0.5
N
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)15157771312111111111110101010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78115725151202220283315350377364277256222185181154130110103846554
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
SW
0
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:26PM
2.07
10:51AM
2.12
11:12PM
2.03
11:38AM
2.07
11:59PM
1.98
12:22PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:31PM
0.40
4:43AM
0.42
5:17PM
0.40
5:28AM
0.46
6:01PM
0.42
6:11AM
0.52
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-----6:24-------6:26-------6:26--
Sunset-8:15-------8:15-------8:14------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211915151717212323221918181722242423202019182324
Feels °C (?)171613141716212223232019201823242424212118172325
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