A method for manufacturing of an electrode of a surge arrester, an electrode and a surge arrester are disclosed. In an embodiment, the method includes positioning an electrode body in an electrochemical cell with and an electrolyte solution for a nickel deposition. The electrolyte solution includes at least one or more of magnesium sulphate, sodium sulphate and sodium chloride and electrolytically coating the electrode body with a coating to form the electrode for the surge arrester. The coating has nickel and the electrolyte solution is configured such that a surface of the coating includes a reduced wettability.