Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 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
18.6° 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 7AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (07 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.4
E
1.6
E
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.8
ENE
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)1010108108888111111111110101010101110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60367180049478422329978482414561322153911001022962817746340365317294277650288
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:16PM
1.46
9:35AM
1.38
9:59PM
1.43
10:18AM
1.35
10:42PM
1.40
11:02AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
0.26
3:46PM
0.26
4:15AM
0.29
4:29PM
0.29
4:59AM
0.33
5:12PM
0.32
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:26-------6:28-------6:28---
Sunset------5:52-------5:51-------5:49-
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1111111----------1-13---
Temp. °C161616161717171717171717182122191817161616192120
Feels °C (?)131413131413141415161617182020191817161616192020
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