Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 07 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
20.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 4PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (07 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (07 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NE
0.4
NNE
0.5
NE
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010101010109999999888881212121188
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2511851811541301101039967575752504847342633282827252213
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
W
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:38AM
2.07
11:59PM
1.98
12:22PM
2.02
12:46AM
1.92
1:04PM
1.97
1:34AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01PM
0.42
6:11AM
0.52
6:44PM
0.47
6:56AM
0.59
7:27PM
0.54
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:28-------6:28
Sunset---8:14-------8:13-------8:12----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222424232020181822242221191917172121202018181818
Feels °C (?)222323231919171722252421191916162121212018181818
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