Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 6AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 657 | 779 | 880 | 1055 | 1029 | 1136 | 1107 | 1095 | 936 | 936 | 857 | 742 | 722 | 702 | 672 | 1952 | 2287 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:23PM1.73m | 7:48AM1.58m | 8:17PM1.72m | 8:44AM1.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.02m | 2:00PM-0.01m | 2:39AM0.01m | 2:55PM0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 |
| kJ | 657 | 779 | 880 | 1055 | 1029 | 1136 | 1107 | 1095 | 936 | 936 | 857 | 742 | 722 | 702 | 672 | 1952 | 2287 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 105 | 179 | 183 | 140 | 371 | 293 | 226 | 164 | 161 | 569 | 522 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 24 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 39 | 103 | 124 | 113 | 110 | — | 8 | 30 | 428 | 229 | 182 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 22 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
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