
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 1AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
235 | 261 | 195 | 462 | 705 | 227 | 227 | 248 | 197 | 161 | 247 | 344 | 373 | 398 | 476 | 401 | 654 | 1048 | 1433 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:12PM1.48m | 7:39AM1.46m | 7:59PM1.51m | 8:26AM1.52m | 8:46PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM0.17m | 1:50PM0.18m | 2:16AM0.12m | 2:39PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
235 | 261 | 195 | 215 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 248 | 197 | 161 | 247 | 344 | 373 | 398 | 476 | 401 | 654 | 1048 | 1433 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | S 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
1 | — | 6 | 192 | 186 | 181 | 181 | 178 | 136 | 140 | 140 | 99 | 83 | 87 | 59 | 56 | 25 | 56 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | NNE 4 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 11 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | — |
56 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 56 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | W 2 | WNW 2 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — |
3 | 1 | 109 | 462 | 705 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 40 | 35 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 57 | 73 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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