Tokomaru Bay surf break

Tokomaru Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Tokomaru Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tokomaru Bay sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tokomaru Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tokomaru Bay at 9PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)888888888999888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14512612910010069696866758727689596536452414414477477447447406328305
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:34AM
1.44
6:49PM
1.36
7:20AM
1.47
7:34PM
1.38
8:03AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:15AM
0.31
12:48PM
0.37
1:02AM
0.28
1:36PM
0.34
1:47AM
0.25
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-----6:01-------6:03-------6:03--
Sunset-8:30-------8:30-------8:29------
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1------1-11111-1--------
Temp. °C171616151515171819171616161616191817171616161818
Feels °C (?)151414121212141515141314141313161413141313131515
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