Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 13 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
20.8° 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: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (13 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (13 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.3
E
2.3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.2
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)66666613131377889101010111111119911
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1521361361411161018787867984115234901152213521234815621556351168164181
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13PM
1.80
5:12AM
1.86
5:10PM
1.83
6:06AM
1.89
6:04PM
1.87
6:52AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27AM
0.82
10:47PM
0.73
11:19AM
0.80
11:42PM
0.69
12:09PM
0.76
12:30AM
0.62
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise-------6:33-------6:35-------6:35
Sunset---8:07-------8:06-------8:05----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
3332226611142110161522---21---
Temp. °C212222222121212120202020191919182022212016151517
Feels °C (?)222324242424242423222119161818171920191813111113
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