Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 7PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1040 | 1188 | 472 | 432 | 432 | 442 | 398 | 284 | 245 | 227 | 194 | 220 | 533 | 904 | 1314 | 1636 | 1662 | 1684 | 1664 | 3176 | 2866 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:28AM1.55m | 7:55PM1.66m | 8:22AM1.55m | 8:45PM1.62m | 9:13AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:40PM0.04m | 2:14AM0.04m | 2:33PM0.06m | 3:04AM0.06m | 3:24PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 529 | 505 | 472 | 432 | 432 | 442 | 398 | 284 | 245 | 227 | 194 | 189 | 189 | 270 | 337 | 359 | 206 | 188 | 113 | 1451 | 1367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 16 | S 19 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 17 | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 61 | 63 | 115 | 103 | 93 | 91 | 206 | 48 | 66 | 22 | 34 | 313 | — | — | 81 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | S 18 | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 20 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | 25 | — | — | 61 | 107 | 118 | 160 | 142 | 87 | 84 | 30 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1040 | 1188 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 21 | 72 | 83 | 190 | 220 | 533 | 904 | 1314 | 1636 | 1662 | 1684 | 1664 | 3176 | 2866 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 60 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 73 | 73 | 115 | 118 | 73 | 60 | 118 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 118 | 118 | 118 |
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