
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 5PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 3 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 8:29AM1.52m | 8:48PM1.47m | 9:14AM1.51m | 9:33PM1.44m | 9:58AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43PM0.19m | 3:01AM0.16m | 3:29PM0.21m | 3:45AM0.19m | 4:14PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 9 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | E 7 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 4 | — | S 12 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 16 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 3 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | S 14 | — | SSE 10 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — |
1 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 44 | 44 | 115 | 138 | 44 | 107 | 179 | 44 | 301 | 208 | 301 | 44 | 57 | 57 | 470 | 218 | 149 | 129 | 115 | 31 |
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