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Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 14 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
20.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 8AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (14 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (14 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
NNW
1.2
NNW
1
NW
0.9
ENE
0.6
N
0.9
NW
0.9
ENE
0.5
N
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)888889998148813888889910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)422370379321321216211148123153104100906378126109100135184231231235183
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
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		glasscross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:30AM
1.82
3:33PM
1.78
4:30AM
1.83
4:31PM
1.81
5:25AM
1.87
5:26PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:03PM
0.74
9:48AM
0.80
10:03PM
0.74
10:41AM
0.77
11:01PM
0.69
11:32AM
0.72
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset-------7:28-------7:27-------7:24
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1---112-1221------------
Temp. °C212021212123201817171716182120171414141418192018
Feels °C (?)232122232326191716161514151717131212131318181716
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