Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 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
20.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
1.1
ESE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)910101010151414814141413131313151414146777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7759585859711071071606968645958585786828077127158173163
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglasscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17PM
2.11
10:46AM
2.07
11:08PM
2.10
11:37AM
2.06
12:03AM
2.07
12:29PM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:17PM
0.29
4:41AM
0.38
5:05PM
0.30
5:30AM
0.41
5:55PM
0.34
6:23AM
0.47
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------7:11-------7:11-------7:13-
Sunset-7:15-------7:15-------7:13------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716161514161817151515141417181817171717161719
Feels °C (?)171716161412131412111313121214151616161616151517
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