Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 24 May 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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 8AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (24 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (24 May)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
91
219
366
408
376
351
518
673
673
627
751
706
636
508
487
421
336
326
265
312
175
169
167
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
10
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:16PM1.45m
00:41AM1.54m
1:13PM1.41m
1:35AM1.48m
2:09PM1.38m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.11m
6:23PM0.16m
7:01AM0.15m
7:19PM0.22m
7:55AM0.18m
8:14PM0.27m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:57
4:57
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
11
10
13
13
11
9
9
8
10
11
15
15
13
13
13
11
10
11
11
11
9
10
10
11
10
8
11
10
9
6
6
5
7
9
12
11
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
14
1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
71
91
19
31
408
376
351
518
673
673
627
751
706
636
508
487
421
336
326
265
312
175
77
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
Energy kJ
24
47
219
366
35
25
27
21
22
22
73
73
73
51
73
74
53
54
55
57
61
61
169
167
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
SSE
15
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
SE
6
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
NNE
7
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
41
43
75
75
74
75
75
75
74
74
17
8
7
3
3
1
21
4
6
6
59
58
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
SW
2
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
Energy kJ
1
3
42
46
39
4
2
4
4
3
1
14
50
124
102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
73
96
42
40
41
31
0
0
0
6
6
5
0
0
0
0
0
40
40
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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