Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST
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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
14.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 4PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNW
0.6
NW
0.2
NNW
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
NNW
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.1
SE
3
NW
3
NW
3
NW
1.7
NNW
2.4
NW
0.1
SE
1.9
NW
Period(s) (?)13713999111211111110121212111078888168
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)23522330302940193737343318222016109421089115941179214497
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
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
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:37PM
1.97
1:52AM
1.94
2:42PM
1.95
2:56AM
1.88
3:46PM
1.96
4:00AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
0.46
7:57PM
0.62
8:18AM
0.51
9:01PM
0.64
9:21AM
0.54
10:02PM
0.62
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise6:05-------6:03-------6:03-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:58-------5:59-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------112---
Temp. °C15171715141312111417151515141314151615151412109
Feels °C (?)12151614131186101210101098888899866
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Cape

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-shore wind at Tokata have swung cross-off (light winds from the WNW at Hicks Bay 6 km from Tokata). 0.1m 12s groundswell from the NE to make surfable waves.

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Actual: 50 min ago

17 km/h
WNW
Cross-Off
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