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Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 21 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
20.3° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 5AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (21 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
ENE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)101010101010109910101010109101010101514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3382942442021611251209785889294967765595858597110610710669
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassonononglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
2.05
9:04AM
2.10
9:29PM
2.09
9:54AM
2.08
10:17PM
2.11
10:46AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:00AM
0.40
3:31PM
0.30
3:51AM
0.38
4:17PM
0.29
4:41AM
0.38
5:05PM
0.30
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----7:09-------7:09-------7:11---
Sunset-------7:17-------7:15-------7:15
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515151718171615141414171919181716161516181716
Feels °C (?)141314131516161514131314171819181716151314141313
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