Whangara surf break

Whangara surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 21 Dec 2025 NZDT
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Whangara surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whangara sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whangara today?

The current surf forecast for Whangara at 9AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 21). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (21 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (21 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

Table - waves today at Whangara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
SE
0.9
S
0.3
SE
1.1
S
0.6
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)1111111111111110101088101010101310111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4343436141404038371618181516515228121282394408357363311305
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
SW
25
S
15
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
NE
5
N
10
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
1.42
7:56PM
1.34
8:23AM
1.44
8:39PM
1.33
9:05AM
1.45
9:21PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
0.27
1:57PM
0.31
2:09AM
0.25
2:42PM
0.30
2:52AM
0.24
3:26PM
0.28
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
Sunrise-5:37-------5:39-------5:39------
Sunset-----8:30-------8:30-------8:30--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C131417171615141514151819191917191917212427252222
Feels °C (?)91112121313131412141716171816181615182024221922
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