Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (08 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 12AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 148 | 205 | 93 | 133 | 157 | 188 | 139 | 130 | 92 | 122 | 176 | 147 | 286 | 1214 | 3550 | 10886 | 14319 | 18192 | 17178 | 23211 | 15741 | 11330 | 8108 | 8335 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | 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 | 11:04PM1.40m | 11:28AM1.27m | 11:47PM1.40m | 12:15PM1.29m | 00:34AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26AM0.30m | 5:34PM0.32m | 6:10AM0.28m | 6:21PM0.31m | 6:56AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | — | — | — | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 77 | 73 | 93 | 133 | 157 | 188 | 139 | 130 | 92 | 70 | 176 | 147 | 133 | 554 | 1276 | 6101 | — | — | — | 13636 | 9438 | 6584 | 4893 | 3431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 9 | S 9 | E 9 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 31 | 122 | 45 | 41 | 2 | 144 | 1615 | 2351 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 20 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 148 | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 286 | 1214 | 3550 | 10886 | 14319 | 18192 | 17178 | 23211 | 15741 | 11330 | 8108 | 8335 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 96 | 113 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 124 | 110 | 110 | 113 | 60 | 122 |
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