Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 27 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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 5AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
SE
10
0.3
N
15
0.4
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
14
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
29
49
56
52
29
18
29
15
41
43
35
35
58
59
61
73
56
56
49
49
49
30
32
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:46AM1.96m
4:14PM1.88m
4:39AM1.94m
5:10PM1.92m
5:28AM1.94m
Low Tide
9:31PM0.61m
10:07AM0.54m
10:29PM0.60m
11:02AM0.51m
11:22PM0.57m
11:53AM0.48m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
6:45
6:46
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5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
14
15
15
14
16
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
16
18
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
12
13
14
13
15
16
16
15
15
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
Energy kJ
30
29
49
49
52
19
18
16
9
12
43
11
26
37
44
58
73
56
56
42
41
40
29
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
N
18
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.3
SE
10
0.3
NNW
12
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
13
0.4
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
13
Energy kJ
19
17
16
25
29
29
4
6
15
26
12
35
35
58
59
61
66
29
28
4
49
49
30
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
19
0.2
N
18
0.1
NE
5
0.2
N
18
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
N
15
0.3
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
N
15
0.3
SE
9
0.3
NNW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.2
NNE
16
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
14
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
W
4
0.1
NE
14
Energy kJ
8
7
25
1
25
4
17
29
14
41
13
25
25
25
7
3
3
17
16
49
5
3
1
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
SE
10
0.6
SSE
4
1.2
SE
5
1.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
6
5
5
56
2
2
5
2
3
26
8
73
148
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
6
6
24
24
42
24
0
3
2
0
0
3
94
94
24
24
0
0
0
29
34
42
42
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
9
8
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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