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Waikanae Beach

Gisborne, New Zealand / Aotearoa

Right now

Conditions at 10:00 AM New Zealand Standard Time.

Poor

Ankle-high (0.5 m) at 10 s, heading toward NW, with strong cross-onshore wind toward NE.

Swell

0.5 m

10 s

Wind

41 km/h

Cross-onshore

Tide

1.2 m

Rising

Weather

12 °C

Drizzle

14 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Poor	0.6 m · 10 s	NNW	31 km/h · 55 km/h gusts	SE Offshore	1.4 m	Partly cloudy · 13 °C
1 AM	Poor	0.6 m · 10 s	NNW	29 km/h · 57 km/h gusts	SE Offshore	1.4 m	Partly cloudy · 13 °C
2 AM	Poor	0.6 m · 10 s	NW	25 km/h · 52 km/h gusts	SE Offshore	1.2 m	Partly cloudy · 13 °C
3 AM	Poor	0.6 m · 10 s	NW	25 km/h · 45 km/h gusts	SE Offshore	0.9 m	Overcast · 13 °C
4 AM	Poor	0.6 m · 10 s	NW	34 km/h · 59 km/h gusts	SE Offshore	0.7 m	Overcast · 14 °C
5 AM	Poor	0.5 m · 10 s	NW	34 km/h · 63 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	0.6 m	Overcast · 13 °C
6 AM	Poor	0.5 m · 10 s	NW	26 km/h · 61 km/h gusts	SE Offshore	0.5 m	Mostly clear · 13 °C
7 AM	Good	0.5 m · 10 s	NW	25 km/h · 48 km/h gusts	ESE Offshore	0.6 m	Mostly clear · 14 °C
8 AM	Poor	0.5 m · 10 s	NW	25 km/h · 47 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	0.8 m	Mostly clear · 15 °C
9 AM	Poor	0.5 m · 10 s	NW	35 km/h · 70 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	1 m	Light drizzle · 14 °C
10 AM	Poor	0.5 m · 10 s	NW	41 km/h · 75 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.2 m	Drizzle · 12 °C
11 AM	Poor	0.5 m · 9 s	NW	34 km/h · 77 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.4 m	Light showers · 10 °C
12 PM	Poor	0.5 m · 9 s	NW	37 km/h · 67 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.5 m	Light drizzle · 12 °C
1 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 8 s	NW	39 km/h · 76 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.5 m	Light drizzle · 12 °C
2 PM	Poor	0.8 m · 8 s	NNW	36 km/h · 72 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.3 m	Light drizzle · 13 °C
3 PM	Poor	0.9 m · 8 s	NNW	28 km/h · 72 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	1.1 m	Light drizzle · 12 °C
4 PM	Poor	1 m · 8 s	NNW	25 km/h · 59 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	0.9 m	Light drizzle · 12 °C
5 PM	Poor	1.1 m · 8 s	NNW	30 km/h · 55 km/h gusts	NNE Onshore	0.7 m	Mostly clear · 11 °C
6 PM	Poor	1.2 m · 8 s	N	24 km/h · 61 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	0.5 m	Light drizzle · 10 °C
7 PM	Poor	1.3 m · 8 s	N	20 km/h · 44 km/h gusts	NE Onshore	0.5 m	Clear · 10 °C
8 PM	Poor	1.4 m · 8 s	N	17 km/h · 37 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	0.7 m	Mostly clear · 10 °C
9 PM	Poor	1.5 m · 8 s	N	13 km/h · 31 km/h gusts	ENE Onshore	0.9 m	Clear · 10 °C
10 PM	Poor	1.5 m · 8 s	N	13 km/h · 23 km/h gusts	ENE Cross-shore	1.1 m	Clear · 9 °C
11 PM	Poor	1.6 m · 8 s	N	13 km/h · 24 km/h gusts	E Cross-shore	1.3 m	Clear · 9 °C