Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 08 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
19.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 11AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNW
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.4
NE
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)141413131313131313131313131212121212121412121012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10310192928887855858573332324927272727274046262525
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
5
ESE
10
E
15
SE
15
SE
5
SSW
5
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
5
S
5
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
2.23
11:40PM
2.07
12:11PM
2.15
12:31AM
2.01
12:59PM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
0.45
5:47PM
0.48
5:55AM
0.51
6:35PM
0.49
6:44AM
0.57
7:23PM
0.52
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sun
11
Sunrise-5:54-------5:54-------5:56------
Sunset-----8:30-------8:30-------8:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----11------------------
Temp. °C171821222021181817182224252421202020242727242221
Feels °C (?)171922222021191916171922242421212120242524232119
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