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Warrington surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Warrington surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Warrington sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is 3.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Warrington today?
The current surf forecast for Warrington at 2PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Warrington. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 21 | 21 | 9 | 25 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 64 | 20 | 23 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 18 | 41 | 80 | 142 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:15AM 1.67 | 10:44PM 1.58 | 11:11AM 1.61 | 11:41PM 1.57 | 12:04PM 1.57 | 12:33AM 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:57AM 0.26 | 4:30PM 0.29 | 4:52AM 0.32 | 5:22PM 0.32 | 5:44AM 0.36 | 6:10PM 0.34 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:21 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
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