
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
190 | 194 | 190 | 138 | 138 | 110 | 201 | 181 | 97 | 135 | 133 | 129 | 138 | 117 | 149 | 144 | 177 | 177 | 137 | 177 | 235 | 219 | 219 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:16AM1.29m | 4:39PM1.40m | 5:04AM1.34m | 5:26PM1.44m | 5:52AM1.40m | 6:12PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.30m | 10:57PM0.27m | 11:12AM0.26m | 11:44PM0.22m | 12:01PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
190 | 194 | 190 | 138 | 138 | 110 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 135 | 133 | 129 | 138 | 117 | 149 | 144 | 177 | 177 | 137 | 177 | 235 | 219 | 219 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | — | S 10 | S 18 |
35 | 34 | 95 | 56 | 81 | 79 | 201 | 181 | 66 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 125 | 103 | 46 | 25 | 24 | 45 | 82 | 44 | — | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | E 18 | E 18 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ESE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 15 | — | S 18 |
27 | 55 | 87 | 81 | 74 | 109 | 104 | 103 | 97 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 56 | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 71 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 107 |
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