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Gnarlies Surf Forecast
/ Wairarapa (36 surf breaks) /
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Gnarlies surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 28 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gnarlies surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gnarlies sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gnarlies today?
The current surf forecast for Gnarlies at 3PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 28). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gnarlies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 389 | 9 | 9 | 288 | 277 | 45 | 208 | 208 | 204 | 200 | 200 | 179 | 148 | 145 | 142 | 139 | 136 | 136 | 133 | 133 | 94 | 130 | 108 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:36AM 1.32 | 12:02AM 1.19 | 12:22PM 1.33 | 12:50AM 1.24 | 1:12PM 1.34 | 1:41AM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:58PM 0.23 | 6:06AM 0.24 | 6:42PM 0.20 | 6:56AM 0.21 | 7:30PM 0.16 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 |
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