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Gisborne and Hawkes Bay · New Zealand

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Where to surf

Wainui Beach Gisborne1:00 PM–3:00 PM GMT+12

Strong wind — difficult conditions · Low confidence

4.4–4.6 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Strong wind: 15.4 kt · direction unavailable

Cautions
  • Strong wind or gusts up to 29.5 kt can make the session difficult; being first in the list does not make conditions good.
  • Strong wind or gusts up to 29.9 kt can make the session difficult; being first in the list does not make conditions good.
  • Strong wind or gusts up to 29.7 kt can make the session difficult; being first in the list does not make conditions good.
Other places to check
  • Mahia · Around 12:34 PM GMT+12 · Strong wind — difficult conditions
    6.6–6.6 ft · Offshore waves · not face height · 17.0 kt cross-shore
  • Makrorori · 1:00 PM–3:00 PM GMT+12 · Strong wind — difficult conditions
    5.8–6.2 ft · Offshore waves · not face height · 18.8 kt
Why this spot?
  • This is the best time in the forecast, though wind may make it choppy.

Gisborne and Hawkes Bay spots

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Gisborne and Hawkes Bay

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Gisborne and Hawkes Bay surf forecast
SpotBreaking surfOutlookBest next 4hWindTideHourly timeline
Wainui Beach GisborneSSE offshore model swell · 2.4 ft @ 6s
UnavailableStrong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidence1:00 PM–3:00 PMSSW 14.5 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailable
MahiaSSW offshore model swell · 3.1 ft @ 9s
UnavailableStrong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidenceAround 12:34 PMSSW 17.4 ktcross-shoreUnavailableunavailable
MakrororiS offshore model swell · 2.8 ft @ 7s
UnavailableStrong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidence1:00 PM–3:00 PMSSW 17.5 ktunavailableUnavailableunavailable

Gisborne and Hawkes Bay

3 spots

Wainui Beach Gisborne

Unavailable

Offshore swell: SSE 2.4 ft @ 6s

Strong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidenceWhen to go1:00 PM–3:00 PM
WindSSW 14.5 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailable
Hourly timeline
UUnavailable15.3Unavailable
UUnavailable14.5Unavailable
UUnavailable15.3Unavailable
UUnavailable15.4Unavailable
Open hourly forecast

Mahia

Unavailable

Offshore swell: SSW 3.1 ft @ 9s

Strong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidenceWhen to goAround 12:34 PM
WindSSW 17.4 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailable
Hourly timeline
UUnavailable17Unavailable
UUnavailable17.4Unavailable
UUnavailable17.2Unavailable
UUnavailable16.6Unavailable
Open hourly forecast

Makrorori

Unavailable

Offshore swell: S 2.8 ft @ 7s

Strong wind — difficult conditionsLow confidenceWhen to go1:00 PM–3:00 PM
WindSSW 17.5 ktunavailableTideUnavailableunavailable
Hourly timeline
UUnavailable18.3Unavailable
UUnavailable17.5Unavailable
UUnavailable18.8Unavailable
UUnavailable18.7Unavailable
Open hourly forecast

Seven-day outlook

DaySurfBest periodWhereWind
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 2.5–20 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 1–16.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 1.5–8 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0.5–14.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 10.5–22.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0.5–17.5 kt varying direction
UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0.5–10.5 kt varying direction
Forecast sources 2/6 current

Coastal waves, offshore swell, and surf height describe different conditions. Source availability does not measure forecast accuracy.

Report or official forecast

MetService New Zealand Surf Forecasts

Surf-oriented wind, swell, wave height, quality, SST, and tide display; market adapter or station mapping not connected
UnavailableNo source time

Tide prediction

NIWA Tide Forecasting API

Tide predictions and charts; market adapter or station mapping not connected
UnavailableNo source time

Forecast model

Open-Meteo Marine API

3 of 3 configured model points available
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