Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 08 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
20.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 6PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (08 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (08 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNW
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
NW
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
1.3
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)121110101010131414141112121313566666777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48293728282654333437184647282979144161202223220257293301
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:03AM
1.98
11:25PM
1.95
11:43AM
1.94
12:10AM
1.92
12:23PM
1.90
12:55AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
0.40
5:39AM
0.51
6:04PM
0.46
6:21AM
0.59
6:43PM
0.54
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:58--------
Sunset---7:37-------7:36-------7:34----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192120181617181720212018171717161717171615151515
Feels °C (?)181817151314151518192017151614111212111110101010
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