
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 9PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
488 | 476 | 466 | 422 | 461 | 454 | 551 | 655 | 1132 | 1252 | 1124 | 1521 | 1651 | 1709 | 1471 | 1391 | 1359 | 1289 | 1134 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:31PM1.35m | 3:47AM1.29m | 4:18PM1.37m | 4:35AM1.29m | 5:05PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.39m | 9:58AM0.33m | 10:31PM0.38m | 10:45AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
223 | 223 | 251 | 209 | 187 | 183 | 551 | 257 | 385 | 468 | 381 | 1521 | 1651 | 1709 | 1471 | 1391 | 1359 | 1289 | 1134 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
390 | 372 | 361 | 384 | 461 | 454 | 187 | 551 | 633 | 633 | 659 | 14 | 34 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | SSW 12 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — |
18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | — | 15 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | — |
488 | 476 | 466 | 422 | 432 | 365 | 391 | 655 | 1132 | 1252 | 1124 | 1079 | 1491 | 1356 | 972 | 627 | 489 | 214 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 73 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 73 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
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