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Mimiwhangata surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mimiwhangata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mimiwhangata sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mimiwhangata today?
The current surf forecast for Mimiwhangata at 10PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mimiwhangata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 90 | 89 | 87 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 45 | 40 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:52PM 1.79 | 4:33AM 1.69 | 4:44PM 1.74 | 5:26AM 1.71 | 5:33PM 1.72 | 6:15AM 1.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:16PM 0.41 | 10:35AM 0.57 | 11:06PM 0.42 | 11:29AM 0.59 | 11:53PM 0.41 | 12:20PM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
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