
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 11PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
187 | 169 | 181 | 189 | 142 | 121 | 86 | 85 | 56 | 53 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 21 | 50 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:33AM1.41m | 1:06PM1.38m | 1:22AM1.35m | 1:54PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM0.27m | 6:49AM0.23m | 7:13PM0.32m | 7:35AM0.28m | 8:03PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 11 |
187 | 169 | 181 | 189 | 142 | 121 | 86 | 85 | 56 | 53 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 50 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
36 | 22 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 10 | E 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
1 | 1 | 43 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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