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Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road today?
The current surf forecast for Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road at 6AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 10 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 156 | 256 | 268 | 492 | 398 | 221 | 184 | 145 | 120 | 120 | 81 | 236 | 229 | 154 | 175 | 55 | 85 | 55 | 50 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:37AM 1.72 | 4:10PM 1.82 | 4:45AM 1.77 | 5:10PM 1.87 | 5:35AM 1.83 | 5:55PM 1.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:15PM 0.72 | 9:43AM 0.65 | 10:25PM 0.69 | 10:49AM 0.60 | 11:21PM 0.63 | 11:38AM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia
The wind is still cross-off at Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road (light winds from the NNE at Gisborne Airport 4 km from Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road). 0.6m 10s swell from the S with a 0.4m 14s groundswell, also from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 32 min ago
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