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Tokata surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
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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
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tokata today?
The current surf forecast for Tokata at 9PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tokata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 32 | 50 | 67 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 113 | 113 | 116 | 103 | 103 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:30PM2.02m | 7:37AM1.93m | 8:11PM2.03m | 8:18AM1.92m | 8:49PM2.03m | 8:59AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.43m | 1:43AM0.55m | 2:02PM0.44m | 2:24AM0.57m | 2:39PM0.47m | 3:04AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 32 | 50 | 67 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 113 | 113 | 116 | 103 | 103 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
33 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 14 | N 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
11 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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