Mapere Beach surf break

Mapere Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 19 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Mapere Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mapere Beach sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Mapere Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Mapere Beach at 6AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (19 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Mapere Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SE
1.9
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
1.8
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
1.7
ESE
2.3
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
E
1.9
ESE
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)888788888887778888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)722649573372622545545382522572468418294560397555481471427371328327328323
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:09AM
1.43
7:25PM
1.33
7:53AM
1.46
8:10PM
1.34
8:36AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:50AM
0.28
1:26PM
0.32
1:36AM
0.25
2:11PM
0.28
2:20AM
0.23
2:56PM
0.25
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise---6:03-------6:03-------6:05----
Sunset-------8:32-------8:31-------8:31
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111112112111112111--11--
Temp. °C171717171717171717171717171717171717171818191918
Feels °C (?)121313121313131413131413131213131314141514151515
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