Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 15 Mar 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
20.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 1AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.6
ENE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
NE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
ENE
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)8131388881212888881078811111111816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)698958576955554848453637545233303738373543424447
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31PM
1.81
5:25AM
1.87
5:26PM
1.85
6:13AM
1.94
6:17PM
1.89
6:55AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
0.69
11:32AM
0.72
11:51PM
0.61
12:23PM
0.63
12:37AM
0.54
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise------7:03-------7:05-------7:05-
Sunset-7:27-------7:24-------7:23------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191714141313171919181615151519202018161716151720
Feels °C (?)151412131212161717171514141419191917151716151720
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