Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 01 Feb 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
20.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (01 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (01 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NE
0.9
NNW
0.8
NE
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NE
0.7
NNW
1
NNW
1.5
NNW
0.9
NE
1.9
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.7
NNW
0.9
NE
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
Period(s) (?)111110101010121212111111111011105126661166
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202187173139163108236232224217217158156127117231126228275297225176156132
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
WNW
5
E
5
SE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
2.21
7:02PM
2.07
7:43AM
2.28
7:57PM
2.08
8:31AM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26AM
0.44
1:05PM
0.59
1:20AM
0.39
2:02PM
0.54
2:13AM
0.38
2:55PM
0.48
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise---6:18-------6:20-------6:20----
Sunset-------8:19-------8:19-------8:17
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C171717172223232118171718222222222221212122242319
Feels °C (?)161515162122252320191718212223222220202021222015
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