Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 20 Feb 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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 4AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
N
0.8
NNW
0.8
ENE
0.7
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
NW
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
NNW
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.3
NNW
0.5
E
0.3
NNW
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)10999139996999128888888118118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19211398805766656459454443484039333331304224312421
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
25
W
10
SW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06PM
1.99
9:33AM
2.09
9:49PM
2.01
10:17AM
2.07
10:34PM
2.02
11:04AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
0.37
3:59PM
0.35
4:10AM
0.37
4:43PM
0.31
4:57AM
0.38
5:28PM
0.31
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:39-------6:41-------6:43----
Sunset-------7:59-------7:58-------7:55
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191820181922232219171615182020191616181719212121
Feels °C (?)161618141417191916161413151819181514151415161618
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