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Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 03 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
19.6° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tokata today?
The current surf forecast for Tokata at 8AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
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) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 276 | 487 | 394 | 293 | 247 | 200 | 212 | 222 | 355 | 541 | 698 | 794 | 666 | 481 | 321 | 227 | 268 | 222 | 212 | 195 | 190 | 251 | 251 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:16AM 2.08 | 5:39PM 2.15 | 6:20AM 2.18 | 6:40PM 2.19 | 7:21AM 2.28 | 7:39PM 2.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:36AM 0.64 | 12:09AM 0.48 | 12:38PM 0.59 | 1:07AM 0.44 | 1:38PM 0.55 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Sat 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:15 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 2 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
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