Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 5PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNW
0.3
NW
0.4
NNE
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)13121212121312121155511115666777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)635959755564292347363538303046496694102109115141173222
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:03PM
1.88
4:55AM
1.88
4:54PM
1.86
5:51AM
1.91
5:47PM
1.86
6:41AM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
0.79
10:38PM
0.68
11:06AM
0.81
11:31PM
0.68
11:57AM
0.81
12:20AM
0.67
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:01-------6:03
Sunset---8:30-------8:30-------8:29----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------11113122-1-------
Temp. °C212323222121202122232321202020202223232219181717
Feels °C (?)212121212121202121222221202021212122212119181716
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