Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 08 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
20.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 12PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 08). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (08 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (08 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.3
N
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)99999998888121212121188810141066
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)103996757535250484734262828282725252677102381254144
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
2.02
12:46AM
1.92
1:04PM
1.97
1:34AM
1.88
1:45PM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:11AM
0.52
6:44PM
0.47
6:56AM
0.59
7:27PM
0.54
7:44AM
0.68
8:10PM
0.61
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
Sunrise-6:26-------6:28-------6:28------
Sunset-----8:13-------8:12-------8:10--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------11----
Temp. °C181823242421191817172122212119181818192021201918
Feels °C (?)161522242520181716162021202019181818191921202120
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