Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 4PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1003 | 963 | 1956 | 1779 | 1689 | 1636 | 1468 | 682 | 758 | 1802 | 1256 | 1768 | 2622 | 3148 | 3508 | 3238 | 2944 | 3945 | 3317 | 2184 | 3314 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:13AM1.53m | 9:35PM1.57m | 10:03AM1.50m | 10:23PM1.50m | 10:51AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24PM0.11m | 3:52AM0.09m | 4:13PM0.17m | 4:39AM0.15m | 5:02PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | ESE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 344 | 400 | 880 | 842 | 842 | 844 | 703 | 635 | 599 | 730 | 18 | 202 | 129 | — | — | 21 | 49 | 2554 | 1905 | 2104 | 1496 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 18 | — | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 140 | 135 | 136 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 42 | 40 | 29 | 6 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 346 | 460 | 447 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | SSE 15 | ESE 10 | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 126 | 79 | 18 | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 371 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1003 | 963 | 1956 | 1779 | 1689 | 1636 | 1468 | 682 | 758 | 1802 | 1256 | 1768 | 2622 | 3148 | 3508 | 3238 | 2944 | 3945 | 3317 | 2184 | 3314 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 287 | 122 | 118 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 118 | 124 | 264 | 129 | 130 | 129 | 289 | 118 | 122 | 122 | 113 | 73 | 50 |
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