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Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tokata today?
The current surf forecast for Tokata at 2PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tokata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 17 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 8 | |
153 | 158 | 156 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 119 | 112 | 114 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 123 | 181 | 119 | 116 | 85 | 83 | 57 | 53 | 37 | 31 | 31 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:52PM1.91m | 3:15AM1.96m | 3:49PM1.91m | 4:08AM1.93m | 4:43PM1.93m | 4:56AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM0.57m | 9:07PM0.67m | 9:39AM0.57m | 10:04PM0.66m | 10:34AM0.56m | 10:56PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
6 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
 kJ | 153 | 133 | 131 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 106 | 79 | 114 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 116 | 85 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 19 |
| kJ | 136 | 158 | 156 | 158 | 121 | 119 | 119 | 112 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 54 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 83 | 57 | 53 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 17 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 19 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 59 | 57 | 40 | 181 | 69 | 95 | 65 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 96 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 79 | 77 | 68 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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