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Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 28 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast 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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tokata today?
The current surf forecast for Tokata at 2PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 28). An 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tokata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 600 | 555 | 490 | 378 | 370 | 319 | 293 | 293 | 287 | 280 | 242 | 227 | 222 | 222 | 184 | 184 | 184 | 222 | 353 | 392 | 377 | 312 | 306 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:18PM 1.99 | 1:21AM 1.87 | 2:03PM 2.02 | 2:17AM 1.88 | 2:51PM 2.05 | 3:15AM 1.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:40PM 0.66 | 7:41AM 0.62 | 8:30PM 0.62 | 8:35AM 0.66 | 9:20PM 0.57 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:09 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
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