Dee Dees surf break

Dee Dees surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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Dee Dees surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dee Dees sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dee Dees today?

The current surf forecast for Dee Dees at 3AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (23 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Dee Dees. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
!
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1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
S
8
2.4
S
8
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.5
S
13
0.9
S
8
0.5
S
13
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
1
S
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1399
1320
1064
765
516
373
282
207
173
149
130
86
82
80
76
90
95
84
76
90
299
523
632
484
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SE
5
ENE
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
0
W
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:27PM1.88m
10:02AM1.71m
10:23PM1.85m
10:54AM1.68m
11:20PM1.80m
11:47AM1.64m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.22m
4:14PM0.24m
4:54AM0.21m
5:08PM0.23m
5:45AM0.21m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:58
6:58
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5:36
5:35
5:32
1
4
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
10
9
8
8
8
10
13
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
16
17
14
3
5
4
5
6
8
9
8
7
5
6
6
8
11
11
10
8
6
6
7
10
13
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
1.7
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
1
S
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
39
47
39
21
20
373
282
207
173
149
130
86
82
80
76
74
95
76
76
90
299
523
632
484
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
7
4
19
19
19
9
17
16
26
9
40
63
90
87
84
51
85
3
3
3
176
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
SSW
14
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
6
3
3
6
2
5
5
8
21
9
19
14
12
8
3
3
12
1
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3
S
8
3
S
8
2.4
S
8
2
S
8
0.4
NW
2
0.5
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
1399
1320
1064
765
516
2
5
12
15
15
9
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
130
99
130
125
102
125
125
0
0
0
1
0
0
9
9
0
1
1
1
1
1
9
11
1
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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