Waikanae Beach – Roberts Road Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Gisborne and Mahia, New Zealand)
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Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best: Swell SE | Wind NNW
Sea Temperature Today is: 21.1 °C
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Wave (m) |
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Period (s) | 8 | 14 | 6 | 13 |
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Wind State | cross- off |
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Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road in Gisborne and Mahia is a fairly exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the north northwest with some shelter here from east winds. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the southeast. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for driftwood.
Tide Times:
For Gisborne, New Zealand, 1 km from Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road.
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Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At West Gisborne wx, 3 km from Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road.
wind obs. (18.3 kph from 305 degs) was rejected km/h | ![]() | Air temperature 27.4 °C |
Current weather near Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road
Buoy Data:
At Bay of Plenty Buoy, 102 miles from Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road.
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Data Age | 5 hr | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr |
Wave height (m) |
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Dominant period (s) | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 9.5 |
Overall Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in February



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Use this relief map to navigate to Gisborne and Mahia surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road:
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Wave buoys nearest to Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road:
- Closest wave buoy102 mi
- Second closest wave buoy263 mi
- Third closest wave buoy271 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy305 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy309 mi
Tide stations nearest to Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road:
- Closest tide station1 mi
- Second closest tide station27 mi
- Third closest tide station29 mi
- Fourth closest tide station40 mi
- Fifth closest tide station47 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road is Gisborne Airport (GIS) in New Zealand, 3 km (2 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road is Whakatane Airport (WHK), also in New Zealand, 127 km (79 miles) away.
- Third is Rotorua Airport (ROT) in New Zealand, 161 km (100 miles) away.
- Taupo Airport (TUO) in New Zealand is 168 km (104 miles) away.
- Tauranga Airport (TRG), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road and is 194 km (120 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road, Gisborne and Mahia. Use the tab navigation above to view Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road sea temperature, Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road photographs, Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road webcams, current wind from Gisborne and Mahia live weather stations and Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road.