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Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 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
20.8° 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 5PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNW
1.1
NE
0.4
NNE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1
NNE
1.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)1412141351466131212121213121111111111111166
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4126395768765969635959756864292331303030303165103
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
NE
10
NE
15
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:15PM
1.92
3:58AM
1.87
4:03PM
1.88
4:55AM
1.88
4:54PM
1.86
5:51AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:18AM
0.75
9:46PM
0.65
10:13AM
0.79
10:38PM
0.68
11:06AM
0.81
11:31PM
0.68
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-------5:58-------6:01-------6:01
Sunset---8:30-------8:30-------8:30----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----11----------1134-111
Temp. °C181920191919191921232322202020202223221919191920
Feels °C (?)161719191919191921222221202021212222201921212021
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