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Warrington surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 15 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
14.7° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Warrington today?
The current surf forecast for Warrington at 2AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Warrington. (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) (?) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 117 | 140 | 135 | 161 | 224 | 302 | 362 | 345 | 220 | 232 | 172 | 149 | 116 | 87 | 93 | 55 | 84 | 61 | 53 | 58 | 59 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:33AM 1.57 | 12:52PM 1.56 | 1:20AM 1.59 | 1:37PM 1.55 | 2:03AM 1.62 | 2:19PM 1.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:33AM 0.39 | 6:54PM 0.36 | 7:20AM 0.41 | 7:37PM 0.36 | 8:04AM 0.41 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:23 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
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