Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 3AM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)21ft (6.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)30ft (9.0m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)20ft (6.0m)12s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
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0
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3
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
NE
5.5
NE
5.5
NE
4.5
NNE
6.5
NE
7.5
NE
9
NNE
8
NNE
6
N
5
NNW
4.5
NW
3.5
NW
2.5
NW
1.4
E
1.3
E
1
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)14141313131313131212111091111141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1024210474106637718136421846026653195969477723247642234974449381416797659617518511417411335
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
45
ENE
55
NE
55
NNE
55
NNW
45
NW
45
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:52AM
1.85
1:56PM
1.79
2:47AM
1.87
2:53PM
1.81
3:39AM
1.92
3:48PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:24PM
0.73
8:12AM
0.77
8:21PM
0.72
9:03AM
0.74
9:17PM
0.69
9:55AM
0.67
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:28-------6:30-------6:31---
Sunset------5:44-------5:43-------5:42-
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
41124519122-------121-----
Temp. °C192020202121212020191817191919191918171718201917
Feels °C (?)161717161614141314121414171717181716161617181615
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