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Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 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
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 10AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tokata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 623 | 555 | 341 | 319 | 260 | 176 | 202 | 426 | 485 | 485 | 426 | 412 | 412 | 347 | 336 | 247 | 223 | 459 | 1058 | 1188 | 828 | 799 | 575 | 483 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:08AM 1.98 | 3:23PM 1.90 | 4:12AM 1.99 | 4:29PM 1.87 | 5:12AM 2.00 | 5:32PM 1.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:29AM 0.61 | 9:47PM 0.52 | 10:31AM 0.59 | 10:50PM 0.53 | 11:30AM 0.55 | 11:48PM 0.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tue 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:04 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 | 12 | 12 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
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