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Moureeses surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Moureeses surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Moureeses sea temperature is
20.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Moureeses today?
The current surf forecast for Moureeses at 8AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Moureeses. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 139 | 145 | 153 | 153 | 142 | 132 | 113 | 127 | 139 | 114 | 138 | 147 | 94 | 75 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 88 | 57 | 50 | 60 | 62 | 41 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:33AM 1.69 | 4:44PM 1.74 | 5:26AM 1.71 | 5:33PM 1.72 | 6:15AM 1.75 | 6:21PM 1.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:35AM 0.57 | 11:06PM 0.42 | 11:29AM 0.59 | 11:53PM 0.41 | 12:20PM 0.58 | 12:39AM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
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