Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 1PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.7
N
1.7
N
1.9
N
2
N
2
N
Period(s) (?)10888888881198101010101115151516161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)880653744720844931979107710641586105890880471062758657356261912801404181120031978
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08AM
1.89
10:36PM
1.94
10:48AM
1.85
11:19PM
1.91
11:28AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:10AM
0.56
4:25PM
0.51
4:51AM
0.63
5:04PM
0.59
5:36AM
0.69
5:45PM
0.66
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise--6:24-------6:26-------6:26-----
Sunset----5:51-------5:50-------5:49---
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
111122222222111---------
Temp. °C171718181818181818181819191919181818202020191818
Feels °C (?)141415151616161617171718181919181818211920191819
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