
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 4AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
680 | 1360 | 914 | 914 | 833 | 757 | 720 | 676 | 749 | 658 | 734 | 666 | 573 | 863 | 794 | 736 | 645 | 621 | 972 | 1238 | 1318 | 783 | 1023 | 974 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:21AM1.31m | 4:51PM1.39m | 5:07AM1.32m | 5:37PM1.41m | 5:53AM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM0.37m | 10:32AM0.30m | 11:04PM0.36m | 11:18AM0.30m | 11:51PM0.34m | 12:04PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
680 | 680 | 914 | 914 | 833 | 757 | 720 | 676 | 749 | 658 | 734 | 666 | 573 | 863 | 602 | 736 | 645 | 621 | 618 | 601 | 599 | 586 | 598 | 587 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 18 | SSE 11 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
454 | 534 | 394 | 362 | 253 | 516 | 446 | 331 | 280 | 207 | — | 96 | 52 | 49 | 6 | 25 | 173 | 464 | 972 | 1238 | 1318 | 783 | 1023 | 974 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 20 | S 8 | — |
27 | 57 | 39 | 33 | 207 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 432 | 127 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
— | 1360 | — | — | 43 | 42 | 91 | 112 | 144 | 77 | 226 | 206 | 225 | 357 | 794 | 524 | 442 | 410 | 332 | 259 | 227 | 172 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 42 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 115 | 118 | 103 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 110 | 42 | 110 | 118 | 42 | 40 | 42 |
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