Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 03 Jul 2025 NZST
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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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 6AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (04 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
N
4.5
N
5
NNW
4.5
NNW
4.5
NNW
3
NW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.5
N
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
2.2
NNW
2
N
1.7
NNW
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1
NE
1
NNW
0.8
NE
0.8
NW
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
ENE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)91010101011111010101091099888999899879999910999109888914141413131313121212111313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)24614052471145304098331228524103196218321569134012101028949769675559520423315276249288255246219244218196256206167195186189190399447483239540622476459450456555556524622550592517514537534541503469
Wind
(km/h)
40
N
45
N
40
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
1.98
1:35PM
1.86
1:51AM
1.93
2:26PM
1.84
2:36AM
1.90
3:19PM
1.85
3:23AM
1.87
4:16PM
1.88
4:13AM
1.86
5:10PM
1.92
5:06AM
1.88
5:59PM
1.97
5:57AM
1.92
6:43PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:54PM
0.69
7:32AM
0.63
7:46PM
0.74
8:19AM
0.66
8:39PM
0.79
9:07AM
0.69
9:32PM
0.82
9:58AM
0.70
10:24PM
0.84
10:49AM
0.69
11:14PM
0.82
11:37AM
0.67
12:02AM
0.78
12:22PM
0.63
12:48AM
0.73
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Sunrise----7:22-------7:22-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------
Sunset------5:00-------5:00-------5:00-------5:00-------5:01-------5:01-------5:02-----
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Rain (mm)
6194393---11221-11-------------------------------------------
Temp. °C161718171718181717161616161717151414141313131411111110101112121011111111121213111099911141311111111111214141212111111
Feels °C (?)10111314151515151513141414161514131211887855544666577788887656581010899881012131011998
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