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Tokomaru Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tokomaru Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tokomaru Bay sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tokomaru Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Tokomaru Bay at 12PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tokomaru Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 5 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SSE 9 | NE 9 | |
261 | 267 | 74 | 256 | 128 | 33 | 28 | 88 | 120 | 118 | 94 | 88 | 72 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 42 | 40 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 29 | 16 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:37AM1.69m | 8:09PM1.80m | 8:33AM1.68m | 9:04PM1.80m | 9:29AM1.65m | 10:00PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33AM0.04m | 1:54PM-0.03m | 2:30AM0.03m | 2:49PM-0.03m | 3:26AM0.03m | 3:45PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 9 |
 kJ | 261 | 267 | 74 | 256 | 128 | 120 | 117 | 88 | 120 | 118 | 94 | 88 | 72 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 42 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 96 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 12 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 69 | — | 34 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 29 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 42 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
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