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Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 12 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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 12). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
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) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 112 | 87 | 92 | 68 | 48 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 60 | 75 | 83 | 77 | 59 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 38 | 48 | 107 | 47 | 91 | 91 | 78 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:32PM 2.09 | 1:56AM 1.94 | 2:23PM 2.02 | 2:52AM 1.90 | 3:13PM 1.96 | 3:46AM 1.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:12AM 0.61 | 7:58PM 0.59 | 8:08AM 0.68 | 8:49PM 0.61 | 9:05AM 0.71 | 9:39PM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
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