Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 15 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 11PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)--
Afternoon (15 Nov)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (15 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)410410356290290284284371326377384379377326361370322378378378399407502669
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
SE
15
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crossglassononononcross-
on
glassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:50PM
1.95
4:19AM
1.86
4:43PM
1.91
5:14AM
1.87
5:33PM
1.89
6:07AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:13PM
0.61
10:36AM
0.69
11:07PM
0.60
11:29AM
0.67
12:00AM
0.58
12:19PM
0.66
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Sunrise-----5:47-------5:46-------5:45--
Sunset-7:54-------7:55-------7:57------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------12
Temp. °C171815131313171717151413131417191918161516171918
Feels °C (?)131411101211141314131312121316171918161517181917
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