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

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Today's Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road this week:

The surf forecast for Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 05) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 3s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road in the next 12 days are 0.7m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 06) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 7s period and expected on Wednesday (Nov 12) at 7AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10PM (Wed 5th Nov)1.5ft (0.5m) 14s
Best Surf10PM (Wed 5th Nov)1.5ft (0.5m) 14s
Most Powerful 1AM (Thu 6th Nov)2.5ft (0.7m) 14s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tue
11
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)10141514121111101010910991614141413137
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201842180131113785051493132222125211820171620
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
ESE
15
E
10
NW
5
SSE
5
SSE
15
NW
0
N
10
ENE
10
NW
0
N
0
S
15
NW
5
NW
10
SE
10
NW
0
E
5
SE
20
NW
10
N
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
crossoffononoffglasscrossoffglassglassoffcross-
off
oncross-
off
glassoncross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:50AM
2.03
6:13PM
2.06
6:40AM
2.10
7:02PM
2.08
7:33AM
2.13
7:53PM
2.07
8:26AM
2.14
8:47PM
2.03
9:21AM
2.12
9:46PM
1.97
10:18AM
2.09
10:46PM
1.93
11:18AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40PM
0.37
12:00PM
0.42
12:30AM
0.31
12:51PM
0.39
1:20AM
0.28
1:46PM
0.39
2:10AM
0.30
2:43PM
0.43
3:03AM
0.36
3:42PM
0.48
3:59AM
0.44
4:41PM
0.55
4:59AM
0.53
5:40PM
0.61
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tue
11
Sunrise-5:56--5:54--5:54--5:52--5:52--5:50--5:50-
Sunset--7:46--7:47--7:49--7:50--7:51--7:52--7:53
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161717141819192119182222192219202121202324
Feels °C (?)131414131618152120182221162119182121172221
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Information about the Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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