Tokata surf break

Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Mar 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
19.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tokata today?

The current surf forecast for Tokata at 11PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)--
Afternoon (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
N
2.1
N
1.8
NNW
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
0.8
ESE
1.5
N
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
Period(s) (?)89998888712712121212121212121111788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11471343120495162344843235726118119942641948542641241234726024720064310201122
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
1.96
3:08AM
1.98
3:23PM
1.90
4:12AM
1.99
4:29PM
1.87
5:12AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:44PM
0.49
9:29AM
0.61
9:47PM
0.52
10:31AM
0.59
10:50PM
0.53
11:30AM
0.55
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:15-------7:16-------7:16-
Sunset-7:08-------7:07-------7:06------
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
667542211111--------4971
Temp. °C171818181818191919192019181720222219191919202021
Feels °C (?)151617171717191919192020191721222118191918171618
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