Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 7PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
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 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 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 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SE 9 | E 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 74 | 41 | 41 | 50 | 96 | 25 | 40 | 77 | 130 | 201 | 157 | 230 | 235 | 198 | 159 | 84 | 89 | 84 | 63 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:43PM1.54m | 3:12AM1.42m | 3:42PM1.53m | 4:12AM1.43m | 4:39PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.16m | 9:02PM0.17m | 9:22AM0.17m | 10:01PM0.17m | 10:21AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 77 | 74 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 40 | 77 | 130 | 201 | 157 | 230 | 235 | 198 | 159 | 84 | 89 | 34 | 63 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | E 8 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 36 | 32 | 75 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 33 | 9 | 84 | 26 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 16 | S 17 | SE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 12 | 26 | 12 | 24 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 50 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 93 | 51 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 39 | 247 | 79 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 60 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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