Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 150 | 180 | 161 | 129 | 132 | 117 | 382 | 355 | 315 | 245 | 207 | 166 | 138 | 115 | 93 | 77 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:37AM1.51m | 5:11PM1.65m | 5:36AM1.53m | 6:08PM1.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30PM0.14m | 10:50AM0.06m | 11:30PM0.10m | 11:49AM0.04m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 150 | 180 | 161 | 129 | 132 | 117 | 382 | 355 | 315 | 245 | 207 | 166 | 138 | 115 | 93 | 77 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SE 14 | ESE 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 10 | NNE 8 | NE 11 | ESE 13 | S 20 | S 20 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | NE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 9 | — | 8 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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