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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 11 pm Monday 15 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Whangara today?
The current surf forecast for Whangara at 2AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whangara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 675 | 510 | 380 | 321 | 257 | 224 | 216 | 43 | 163 | 120 | 83 | 73 | 52 | 53 | 47 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 55 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 49 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:20AM 1.49 | 12:53PM 1.54 | 1:19AM 1.44 | 1:52PM 1.50 | 2:19AM 1.40 | 2:51PM 1.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:13PM 0.14 | 6:36AM 0.12 | 7:11PM 0.18 | 7:33AM 0.17 | 8:10PM 0.21 | 8:31AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia
The wind is still offshore at Whangara (light winds from the NNW at Gisborne Airport 22 km from Whangara). 1.6m 10s swell from the S to make surfable waves.
22 km away, 1 h 18 min ago
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