
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 12AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1241 | 1037 | 857 | 778 | 640 | 604 | 514 | 553 | 480 | 352 | 336 | 273 | 265 | 246 | 286 | 299 | 123 | 125 | 217 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:35PM1.54m | 10:03AM1.59m | 10:26PM1.54m | 10:54AM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM0.08m | 4:20PM0.11m | 4:41AM0.08m | 5:13PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 |
1241 | 1037 | 857 | 778 | 640 | 604 | 514 | 553 | 480 | 352 | 336 | 273 | 265 | 246 | 286 | 299 | 123 | 125 | 217 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 16 |
12 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 75 | 81 | 80 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
— | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 25 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — |
5 | 15 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
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