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Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tokata today?
The current surf forecast for Tokata at 7PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 1597 | 1500 | 1456 | 1302 | 1044 | 913 | 815 | 718 | 627 | 573 | 508 | 258 | 232 | 205 | 169 | 147 | 134 | 103 | 82 | 145 | 180 | 138 | 39 | 97 |
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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:48AM 2.27 | 12:02AM 2.08 | 12:41PM 2.18 | 12:58AM 2.00 | 1:32PM 2.09 | 1:56AM 1.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:11PM 0.59 | 6:19AM 0.53 | 7:05PM 0.59 | 7:12AM 0.61 | 7:58PM 0.59 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
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