Tokomaru Bay surf break

Tokomaru Bay surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 NZST
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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
17.0° 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 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (17 May)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (17 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

Table - waves today at Tokomaru Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
82
53
58
57
551
204
204
186
425
365
482
318
332
261
255
255
106
106
72
49
47
34
28
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:46AM1.63m
6:20PM1.72m
6:42AM1.67m
7:15PM1.77m
7:37AM1.69m
Low Tide
11:39PM0.13m
12:03PM0.02m
00:36AM0.08m
12:58PM-0.02m
1:33AM0.04m
1:54PM-0.03m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:01
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
15
15
13
12
13
13
12
13
15
14
13
9
8
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
10
9
9
11
13
13
11
11
12
12
10
12
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
1.3
SSE
10
0.4
ENE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
Energy kJ
333
82
53
58
57
57
110
79
78
32
31
325
30
332
261
255
255
88
100
127
158
47
122
120
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
23
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
Energy kJ
85
4
4
4
4
10
56
50
49
87
87
31
80
30
31
33
33
33
33
32
31
122
29
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.1
N
11
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.4
SSE
16
0.1
E
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
9
2
7
11
21
50
82
4
4
83
4
44
20
8
8
3
17
17
17
30
34
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
6
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
Energy kJ
112
666
573
565
486
551
204
204
186
425
365
482
318
89
106
106
72
49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
67
66
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
66
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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