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Mapere Beach Surf Photo: 'Mapere Choppy Waves' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 38.79° S 177.93° E

Issued: 11 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mapere Beach sea temperature is

13.7° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year

Mapere Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW	S	E	SSW
	9 s	cross- on	7 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 November at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mapere Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW	SSW	ESE	SSW
	9 s	cross- on	6 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 November at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mapere Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	S	S	E	SSW
	9 s	cross- on	6 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 November at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mapere Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW	S	E	S
	9 s	cross- on	6 s	9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mapere Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW	S	E	S
	9 s	cross	6 s	9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mapere Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW	S	E	S
	9 s	cross	6 s	9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mapere Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SW	S	E	S
	9 s	cross	6 s	8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mapere Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW	S	E	S
	8 s	cross	5 s	8 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mapere Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	SSW	S	E	S
	8 s	cross- on	6 s	8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mapere Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	S	E	S
	13 s	cross- on	6 s	8 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mapere Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	S	S	E	S
	8 s	cross- on	6 s	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 November at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mapere Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	S	S	E	S
	12 s	cross- on	6 s	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 November at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mapere Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE	SSE	S	ENE
	11 s	cross- on	6 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 November at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mapere Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	S	S	E
	11 s	cross- on	6 s	6 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 November at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mapere Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSW	S	S	S
	11 s	cross- on	6 s	6 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 November at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mapere Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	S		S	ESE
	11 s	cross- on		11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 November at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mapere Beach around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	SSE		S	ESE
	10 s	cross- on		10 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 November at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Mapere Beach around the time the photo was taken

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Mapere Beach Surf Photo: 'Mapere Choppy Waves' by Rob Davies

Recently opened public access to this huge beach just south of Gisborne. A 1km walk down a farm track.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 3:39 pm 21 Nov 2017