Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 02 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
20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 7PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (02 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (02 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNW
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1.2
NNW
1.3
NNW
0.9
NE
1.8
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
NNW
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)111010105126661110666101010991817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15612711729187228249257227203164164161182100989488861029613787134
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:43AM
2.28
7:57PM
2.08
8:31AM
2.29
8:50PM
2.09
9:18AM
2.25
9:39PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:02PM
0.54
2:13AM
0.38
2:55PM
0.48
3:04AM
0.38
3:44PM
0.43
3:55AM
0.40
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:22-------6:24
Sunset---8:19-------8:17-------8:16----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------111---------------
Temp. °C212123232222222222242420191716152019181915141415
Feels °C (?)212223232222222221232218171414131917161612111012
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