Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 06 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
19.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 9PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (06 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
NE
2.2
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.1
N
1.5
N
Period(s) (?)10101010108881111111111119101010101011101415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)842855821923904669762678127314911645173815941459103410317576405635984985625081019
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
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
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54PM
1.97
10:08AM
1.89
10:36PM
1.94
10:48AM
1.85
11:19PM
1.91
11:28AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:48PM
0.44
4:10AM
0.56
4:25PM
0.51
4:51AM
0.63
5:04PM
0.59
5:36AM
0.69
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------6:24-------6:26-------6:26-
Sunset5:52-------5:51-------5:50-------
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11-111111122222111-----
Temp. °C181717171717181818181818181819191919191818181921
Feels °C (?)151414141414151516161616171718181919191818192021
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