Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 12 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
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 9PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
E
2
E
Period(s) (?)161616161615141414146661313136778891011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8112512579761041031031021021031091098487877589155239280349653901
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
1.81
4:12AM
1.84
4:13PM
1.80
5:12AM
1.86
5:10PM
1.83
6:06AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:32AM
0.80
9:49PM
0.72
10:27AM
0.82
10:47PM
0.73
11:19AM
0.80
11:42PM
0.69
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:33-------6:35
Sunset---8:08-------8:07-------8:06----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202222211920202021222121212121212020202019191817
Feels °C (?)192121212021212122242323232323232322212017181817
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