
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 1AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 7 | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
722 | 475 | 400 | 275 | 162 | 131 | 127 | 47 | 30 | 108 | 55 | 226 | 266 | 136 | 223 | 423 | 276 | 296 | 669 | |
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 | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:25PM1.33m | 1:46AM1.25m | 2:14PM1.33m | 2:36AM1.24m | 3:04PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.39m | 7:54AM0.37m | 8:30PM0.39m | 8:43AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 |
722 | 475 | 400 | 275 | 162 | 44 | 49 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 125 | 149 | 136 | 113 | 215 | 91 | 86 | 373 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 11 | E 11 | S 16 |
26 | 26 | 16 | 2 | 60 | 131 | 127 | 47 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 124 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | — | — |
9 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NE 2 | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
2 | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 108 | 55 | 226 | 266 | — | 223 | 423 | 276 | 296 | 669 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 6 | 44 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 130 | 323 | 284 | 103 |
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