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Gnarlies Surf Forecast
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Gnarlies surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 26 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Gnarlies today?
The current surf forecast for Gnarlies at 11AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gnarlies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 64 | 75 | 84 | 84 | 101 | 99 | 131 | 171 | 175 | 148 | 217 | 224 | 236 | 250 | 120 | 80 | 54 | 52 | 38 | 37 | 48 | 966 | 861 | 780 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:57AM 1.30 | 7:22PM 1.36 | 7:46AM 1.30 | 8:09PM 1.32 | 8:34AM 1.29 | 8:57PM 1.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:53AM 0.16 | 1:10PM 0.16 | 1:40AM 0.18 | 1:59PM 0.19 | 2:25AM 0.21 | 2:48PM 0.22 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wairarapa
Continuing clean conditions at Gnarlies (calm at Ngawi Automatic Weather Station 17 km from Gnarlies). 0.3m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.3m 9s swell, also from the SSW and a 0.2m 10s swell, also from the ENE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
17 km away, 37 min ago
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