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Gouaro surfForecast / New-Caledonia / New Caledonia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 +11Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gouaro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gouaro sea temperature is
26.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gouaro today?
The current surf forecast for Gouaro at 5PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Gouaro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 113 | 151 | 85 | 129 | 139 | 132 | 103 | 216 | 411 | 525 | 867 | 761 | 1016 | 978 | 1241 | 1177 | 1145 | 1114 | 1099 | 1068 | 979 | 1308 | 1162 | 892 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:04PM 1.14 | 4:51AM 1.01 | 3:38PM 1.13 | 5:33AM 1.04 | 4:14PM 1.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:12AM 0.63 | 10:04PM 0.23 | 9:58AM 0.65 | 10:39PM 0.19 | 10:42AM 0.66 | 11:16PM 0.15 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Feels °C (?) | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 |
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