Tokomaru Bay surf break

Tokomaru Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 12 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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tokomaru Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tokomaru Bay at 8PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
ESE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
1
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1
N
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)169914141441515145566661413121251255
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2414155454541533335446799511864755743494144401111
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
E
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crossoffoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:59PM
1.41
2:33AM
1.37
2:47PM
1.36
3:22AM
1.36
3:36PM
1.34
4:11AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
0.34
8:16PM
0.29
8:38AM
0.39
9:03PM
0.32
9:28AM
0.41
9:50PM
0.35
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-------5:56-------5:58-------5:58
Sunset---8:31-------8:31-------8:30----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1------1-----------
Temp. °C262721181817171719202020191817172226272618161617
Feels °C (?)252720181817171718181819201917172225262518161718
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