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Warrington surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 11 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
15.2° 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 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
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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| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 64 | 27 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:16AM 1.74 | 9:44PM 1.62 | 10:15AM 1.67 | 10:44PM 1.58 | 11:11AM 1.61 | 11:41PM 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:00AM 0.19 | 3:36PM 0.25 | 3:57AM 0.26 | 4:30PM 0.29 | 4:52AM 0.32 | 5:22PM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 9:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:21 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
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