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 5 am Sunday 17 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 17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 1PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 May)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (17 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (17 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	5s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 17							Monday 18								Tuesday 19								Wed 20
	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	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ESE 5	ENE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 5	E 5
Wave Graph
kJ	82	80	80	58	51	51	55	51	51	49	52	52	49	56	40	39	39	42	69	81	77	62	47	36
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:27AM2.17m				7:04PM2.26m				7:25AM2.22m				7:58PM2.32m				8:20AM2.25m				8:51PM2.34m
Low Tide	00:25AM0.57m				12:54PM0.43m				1:22AM0.52m				1:46PM0.39m				2:17AM0.50m				2:38PM0.36m


	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	7:03
	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	5:01
mm	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	13	15	15	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	14	13	13	13
Feels °C	9	9	9	10	9	8	8	9	10	9	10	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	82	80	80	58	51	50	50	50	49	49	52	52	37	56	40	39	33	38	54	31	29	28	28	28
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	NE 10	SSE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	E 14	SE 14	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	NE 7
kJ	12	12	11	11	4	9	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	7	4	9	4	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 22	NE 10	S 20	E 15	S 17	NE 9	E 14	E 14	SE 14	SE 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	SE 14	E 13	SE 10	ESE 13	SE 13	SE 13	ESE 14
kJ	4	4	4	4	9	4	7	4	6	3	4	4	7	8	4	4	4	7	14	4	17	7	7	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 5	SE 5	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 5	E 5
kJ	23	18	20	21	41	51	55	51	51	36	34	48	49	39	39	37	39	42	69	81	77	62	47	36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Te Araroa East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Papatea 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	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Waihau Bay East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	6	34	42	42	42	42	42	34	34	42	42	42	42	42	59	42	0	42	42	42	34	6	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Tokomaru Bay	Tokomaru Bay	Tokomaru Bay	Papatea Bay	Papatea Bay	Tokomaru Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Three Points	Three Points	Three Points	Three Points	Three Points	Three Points	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Papatea Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	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	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	4	4	4	6	9	9	7	4	4	5	7	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

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