Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 3AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1755 | 1493 | 1888 | 1365 | 1330 | 538 | 488 | 404 | 260 | 542 | 533 | 433 | 326 | 254 | 249 | 170 | 157 | 133 | 133 | 110 | 65 | 60 | 64 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:25AM1.43m | 1:59PM1.39m | 2:19AM1.45m | 2:55PM1.47m | 3:16AM1.49m | 3:52PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM0.29m | 7:45AM0.20m | 8:08PM0.26m | 8:38AM0.16m | 9:06PM0.21m | 9:33AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1582 | 1155 | 980 | 784 | 634 | 538 | 488 | 404 | 230 | 542 | 533 | 433 | 326 | 254 | 249 | 170 | 157 | 133 | 133 | 110 | 65 | 60 | 64 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 11 | 64 | 93 | 133 | 186 | 260 | 67 | 21 | 5 | 53 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SW 18 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 13 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 43 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1755 | 1493 | 1888 | 1365 | 1330 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 73 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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