Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 6AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (12 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (12 Dec)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
1.1
SE
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
E
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)988888868888666666666688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2702001691371128792953324212975828989836542585362135133
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSE
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
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
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:58AM
2.00
1:32PM
2.09
1:56AM
1.94
2:23PM
2.02
2:52AM
1.90
3:13PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:05PM
0.59
7:12AM
0.61
7:58PM
0.59
8:08AM
0.68
8:49PM
0.61
9:05AM
0.71
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Sunrise---5:37-------5:37-------5:39----
Sunset-------8:21-------8:22-------8:22
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181817182121201816151516181919171413141518181817
Feels °C (?)2019161719161512109910111212111010111214131414
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