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Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Today's Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road sea temperature is
20.5° C
 (Which is 1.5°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 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

Table - waves today at Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.7
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)9999999914131313136613131351212556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222222222121221716181733355840341716232928223077
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NNE
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41AM
1.76
3:55PM
1.71
4:26AM
1.72
4:47PM
1.66
5:20AM
1.70
5:46PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:31PM
0.67
9:57AM
0.78
10:15PM
0.71
10:46AM
0.81
11:06PM
0.74
11:42AM
0.82
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---5:58-------6:00-------6:01----
Sunset-------8:34-------8:32-------8:32
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----2311-11322------111-
Temp. °C222119192023222220191818202125231917171717171716
Feels °C (?)212220202124232320201818212124221816151515131312
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