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Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 08 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road today?
The current surf forecast for Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road at 6PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 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 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 60 | 56 | 85 | 83 | 75 | 72 | 102 | 69 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 86 | 138 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | glass | cross- on | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:08AM 2.06 | 9:34PM 1.92 | 10:06AM 2.06 | 10:33PM 1.91 | 11:05AM 2.04 | 11:30PM 1.91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:33PM 0.55 | 3:44AM 0.50 | 4:31PM 0.59 | 4:44AM 0.56 | 5:27PM 0.62 | 5:43AM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
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