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Whangara Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Whangara surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Whangara today?
The current surf forecast for Whangara at 8AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whangara. (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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Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 307 | 314 | 320 | 281 | 281 | 286 | 255 | 255 | 217 | 192 | 157 | 144 | 99 | 97 | 121 | 118 | 113 | 163 | 156 | 151 | 149 | 109 | 101 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:41PM 1.60 | 10:04AM 1.59 | 10:33PM 1.62 | 10:56AM 1.57 | 11:25PM 1.62 | 11:50AM 1.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:59AM 0.07 | 4:23PM 0.03 | 4:51AM 0.07 | 5:14PM 0.04 | 5:45AM 0.09 | 6:07PM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
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