Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (14 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 5AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
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 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SE 10 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 68 | 142 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 96 | 94 | 77 | 76 | 79 | 46 | 46 | 84 | 48 | 44 | 45 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 41 | 35 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:14AM1.53m | 4:50PM1.63m | 5:13AM1.56m | 5:47PM1.69m | 6:11AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06PM0.16m | 10:30AM0.06m | 11:06PM0.11m | 11:28AM0.02m | 00:05AM0.06m | 12:25PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 86 | 32 | 142 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 96 | 94 | 77 | 76 | 79 | 46 | 46 | 84 | 48 | 44 | 45 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 68 | 64 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 42 | 37 | 32 | 17 | 4 | 24 | 50 | 41 | 35 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | SSE 19 | S 18 | SSE 13 | ESE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 12 | S 12 | ESE 9 | S 9 | E 15 | S 16 | E 14 | E 14 | S 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 35 | 58 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
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