Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 06 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
20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 9PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (06 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (06 Feb)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)12111111111110101010101010109999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)220283315350377364277261251185181154130110103996757535250492827
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
5
N
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
2.12
11:12PM
2.03
11:38AM
2.07
11:59PM
1.98
12:22PM
2.02
12:46AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:17PM
0.40
5:28AM
0.46
6:01PM
0.42
6:11AM
0.52
6:44PM
0.47
6:56AM
0.59
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:26-------6:28
Sunset---8:15-------8:14-------8:13----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212323221918181723242423202019182324242119191717
Feels °C (?)212223232019191723232423212017162224262019171515
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