Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 18 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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 8PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (18 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.5
NNE
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
NNW
1
NW
0.7
ENE
0.7
NNW
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
NW
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)71110109912121110101010710999997999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9657535121726361544633225424420415710494796475666563624443
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
10
SW
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:13AM
2.05
8:22PM
1.98
8:52AM
2.09
9:06PM
1.99
9:33AM
2.09
9:49PM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:31PM
0.51
2:40AM
0.41
3:15PM
0.42
3:24AM
0.37
3:59PM
0.35
4:10AM
0.37
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:39-------6:41
Sunset---8:01-------8:00-------7:59----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202121201918171619212321191919182022232119171615
Feels °C (?)202019181715141315162018161716151518191816161312
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