Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 6PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 952 | 850 | 626 | 503 | 493 | 354 | 439 | 396 | 305 | 248 | 220 | 320 | 314 | 230 | 283 | 539 | 596 | 1352 | 2844 | 3298 | 7386 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | 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 | 8:21AM1.35m | 8:42PM1.47m | 9:05AM1.37m | 9:24PM1.47m | 9:49AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM0.23m | 3:03AM0.22m | 3:14PM0.23m | 3:45AM0.20m | 3:59PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Feels °C | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | NE 12 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 952 | 850 | 626 | 503 | 493 | 354 | 439 | 396 | 305 | 248 | 220 | 320 | 314 | 230 | 283 | 539 | 596 | 567 | 1384 | 6 | 3893 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | E 15 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | E 14 | SE 7 | S 24 | E 14 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 20 | S 7 | E 12 | SSE 14 | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 91 | 4 | 55 | 82 | 4 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 64 | 38 | 74 | 3 | 361 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 14 | SE 12 | S 23 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 63 | 28 | 26 | 57 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 240 | 194 | 1352 | 2844 | 3298 | 7386 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 323 | 348 | 284 | 129 |
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