Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 9PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.3
N
1.8
N
1.9
N
2.1
N
2.1
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.9
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.8
N
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
2.4
NNE
3
NNE
4
NE
4
NE
Period(s) (?)101010101010151616161616161515141413131312131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78869660255263356679416091834220621781953170514681555148412071155124912361789294049156834
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
0
E
5
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
1.91
11:28AM
1.82
12:06AM
1.88
12:12PM
1.79
12:57AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
0.59
5:36AM
0.69
5:45PM
0.66
6:26AM
0.74
6:31PM
0.71
7:19AM
0.77
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:26-------6:28-------6:28-
Sunset5:50-------5:49-------5:46-------
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light rain
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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rain showers
light rain
cloud
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light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
11---111----------11--11
Temp. °C191919191919192020181818171719201918181818181819
Feels °C (?)181818191919192020191920191820201917171716151516
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