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Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road today?
The current surf forecast for Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road at 5AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 39 | 37 | 57 | 82 | 82 | 68 | 115 | 108 | 38 | 30 | 51 | 34 | 34 | 78 | 114 | 132 | 248 | 223 | 187 | 178 | 85 | 70 | 54 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:30PM 1.91 | 12:04PM 2.03 | 12:27AM 1.90 | 12:59PM 2.02 | 1:24AM 1.90 | 1:49PM 1.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:43AM 0.61 | 6:24PM 0.64 | 6:38AM 0.65 | 7:18PM 0.64 | 7:32AM 0.67 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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