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Waipaoa River Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 01 May 2025 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Waipaoa River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 12PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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| Energy (?) | 1249 | 520 | 454 | 387 | 319 | 2556 | 4240 | 7711 | 6253 | 5793 | 3766 | 4217 | 4438 | 4412 | 5006 | 5051 | 3561 | 2511 | 2132 | 1555 | 1380 | 1203 | 921 | 876 | 1082 | 747 | 749 | 1265 | 1113 | 450 | 349 | 1288 | 1045 | 840 | 613 | 540 | 455 | 349 | 283 | 258 | 184 | 170 | 163 | 163 | 117 | 115 | 92 | 88 | 68 | 52 | 51 | 39 | 25 | 39 | 42 | 47 | 19 | 35 | 72 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | 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 | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | 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- on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:30AM 1.63 | 9:00PM 1.73 | 9:26AM 1.59 | 9:55PM 1.69 | 10:22AM 1.54 | 10:51PM 1.63 | 11:18AM 1.47 | 11:46PM 1.56 | 12:14PM 1.41 | 12:40AM 1.49 | 1:10PM 1.35 | 1:33AM 1.43 | 2:04PM 1.32 | 2:25AM 1.39 | 2:56PM 1.30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:44PM -0.03 | 3:20AM 0.02 | 3:38PM 0.01 | 4:15AM 0.06 | 4:33PM 0.07 | 5:11AM 0.12 | 5:27PM 0.14 | 6:06AM 0.17 | 6:22PM 0.21 | 7:00AM 0.22 | 7:15PM 0.27 | 7:53AM 0.26 | 8:08PM 0.32 | 8:43AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thursday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
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