Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 NZST
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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
14.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 8PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)--
Afternoon (09 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s

Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thu
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)101111111110101010101010121111111212121212121212121212121212121111121211121212111111111111111110101010101010101010111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)572722791749759713699942844805730645582540541717907116513221596144316081509626751706605530534466459443472460532445493482478452376376363355360327291281296306426468410350313370367320332418
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
E
5
SE
5
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
1.39
5:08AM
1.32
5:38PM
1.42
5:54AM
1.33
6:24PM
1.45
6:40AM
1.35
7:09PM
1.48
7:26AM
1.36
7:53PM
1.51
8:13AM
1.38
8:38PM
1.53
9:00AM
1.40
9:24PM
1.54
9:49AM
1.42
10:11PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
0.36
11:19AM
0.29
11:53PM
0.33
12:05PM
0.26
12:41AM
0.30
12:51PM
0.23
1:27AM
0.26
1:37PM
0.20
2:14AM
0.22
2:23PM
0.18
2:59AM
0.19
3:10PM
0.17
3:46AM
0.15
3:58PM
0.16
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thu
17
Sunrise------7:24-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-----
Sunset5:00-------5:00-------5:01-------5:02-------5:02-------5:04-------5:05-------5:06---
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Rain (mm)
-------------------224--------------------------------------
Temp. °C13121110109101214121110109101515141414151412151513111011111114151312121212121516131110991015151413121091014141298
Feels °C (?)11109876710121098768121110991212912121187999131311101110111013141187666111111101075712121075
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