
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (22 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 10PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 8 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | 161 | 45 | 182 | 211 | 130 | 247 | 168 | 446 | 616 | 825 | 875 | 842 | 923 | 724 | 687 | 568 | 499 | 228 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 | off |
High Tide | 2:14PM1.33m | 2:36AM1.24m | 3:04PM1.34m | 3:26AM1.26m | 3:52PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.39m | 8:43AM0.36m | 9:20PM0.37m | 9:33AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 15 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
30 | 28 | 12 | 114 | 110 | 130 | 122 | 55 | 214 | 310 | 465 | 475 | 459 | 445 | 416 | 355 | 355 | 280 | 228 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 11 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 10 |
16 | 16 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 58 | 54 | 12 | 92 | 134 | 126 | 115 | 74 | 48 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | E 13 | — | E 18 | S 15 |
27 | 14 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 | — | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | 6 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
— | 161 | 45 | 182 | 211 | — | 247 | 168 | 446 | 616 | 825 | 875 | 842 | 923 | 724 | 687 | 568 | 499 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 50 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 323 | 298 | 284 | 113 | 106 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 130 | 129 | 0 | 0 |
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