
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 11AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
640 | 604 | 514 | 553 | 480 | 352 | 336 | 273 | 265 | 269 | 294 | 307 | 125 | 94 | 220 | 204 | 123 | 115 | 146 | 146 | 93 | 121 | 123 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:03AM1.59m | 10:26PM1.54m | 10:54AM1.60m | 11:18PM1.52m | 11:48AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM0.08m | 4:20PM0.11m | 4:41AM0.08m | 5:13PM0.12m | 5:33AM0.09m | 6:07PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
640 | 604 | 514 | 553 | 480 | 352 | 336 | 273 | 265 | 269 | 294 | 307 | 125 | 94 | 220 | 204 | 123 | 115 | 146 | 146 | 93 | 121 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 12 | S 15 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 20 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 77 | 83 | 124 | 124 | 35 | 109 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | NE 4 | NE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | SSE 11 | NE 10 | E 16 | E 16 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 30 | 15 | — | 40 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SSE 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 40 | 78 | 123 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 298 | 118 | 118 |
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