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Whangara surf Forecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 20 Apr 2024 NZST
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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 18.0°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.0 °C max: 19.2 °C min: 16.7 °C)
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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 18.0°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 18.0 °C max: 19.2 °C min: 16.7 °C)


How big are the waves at Whangara today?

The current surf forecast for Whangara at 9AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

  1. Light offshore wind and increasing high cloud with clean waves around shoulder to head-high in the middle of the bay at high tide. Mostly breaking too straight but now and then a good shoulder to be had alongside a rip.

    Opoutama Beach, 62 km away
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Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.4
NE
0.9
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NE
0.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1
SE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
S
2
S
2.5
S
0.2
NNE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.4
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.8
NNE
1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NE
2.4
NE
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.7
NE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010677771556666667777771715121388121271261110101099988688991010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)374646463737135245116914611171739010810212810913014310212813511110510722142689144011111111151536229200122117106785534321823625887369041005964834753652546430430
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
W
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
5
ENE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
W
15
S
5
SE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
30
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
onglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:05AM
1.32
3:33PM
1.25
3:53AM
1.32
4:21PM
1.27
4:39AM
1.33
5:07PM
1.30
5:24AM
1.34
5:52PM
1.34
6:08AM
1.36
6:35PM
1.38
6:51AM
1.37
7:17PM
1.41
7:34AM
1.38
7:58PM
1.43
8:15AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
0.33
9:37PM
0.36
10:10AM
0.32
10:26PM
0.34
10:56AM
0.29
11:15PM
0.33
11:41AM
0.27
12:02AM
0.30
12:24PM
0.25
12:48AM
0.28
1:07PM
0.24
1:32AM
0.27
1:49PM
0.23
2:16AM
0.26
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-
Sunset----5:30-------5:30-------5:29-------5:27-------5:25-------5:24-------5:22-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151515141414151615151615161515141412141616151313131214182016151515151618191514131212141920161413141515171514141313131415
Feels °C (?)141414141412131714131514141312121210121212121111121012151712121211101114161413111010121719141211121414141013131211121313

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