Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 4AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (27 Mar)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.2
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.6
N
1.7
N
1.5
N
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)8888888998888887712121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7137178608439791087106612591124851634503454421300294204426485485419412405347
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
1.99
2:19PM
1.96
3:08AM
1.98
3:23PM
1.90
4:12AM
1.99
4:29PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
0.44
8:24AM
0.60
8:44PM
0.49
9:29AM
0.61
9:47PM
0.52
10:31AM
0.59
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise----7:15-------7:15-------7:16---
Sunset-------7:08-------7:07-------7:06
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
3483465532223121-1------
Temp. °C181717161717171718181819181819191920191920212119
Feels °C (?)161415131414141516171719171719191920192021202018
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