Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 30 Jan 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
20.4° 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: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (31 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
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
Period(s) (?)111111111010101010101111101010101212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)186247242238270216212212196209202187173133131108236232224205205158156119
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
0
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrossglasscrosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:59PM
2.04
5:51AM
2.12
6:02PM
2.06
6:51AM
2.21
7:02PM
2.07
7:43AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27PM
0.49
12:04PM
0.63
12:26AM
0.44
1:05PM
0.59
1:20AM
0.39
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:20--
Sunset-8:21-------8:20-------8:19------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222017161616202222211817171722232120171717172224
Feels °C (?)181817161717202120191615161621242220171918172122
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