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Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 17 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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tokata today?
The current surf forecast for Tokata at 7AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 17). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tokata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 207 | 421 | 436 | 25 | 37 | 47 | 37 | 39 | 36 | 56 | 54 | 83 | 81 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 71 | 54 | 54 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:35AM 1.89 | 5:40PM 1.88 | 6:29AM 1.93 | 6:27PM 1.88 | 7:16AM 1.97 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:25PM 0.64 | 11:46AM 0.76 | 12:14AM 0.63 | 12:34PM 0.77 | 12:59AM 0.61 | 1:21PM 0.76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 |
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Rain (mm) | - | 7 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
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