
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 7AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
184 | 128 | 101 | 94 | 90 | 64 | 46 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 47 | 24 | 64 | 57 | 85 | 75 | 41 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
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-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:30AM1.39m | 5:49PM1.45m | 6:19AM1.47m | 6:39PM1.49m | 7:09AM1.55m | 7:30PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.23m | 11:38AM0.25m | 00:06AM0.17m | 12:31PM0.20m | 00:55AM0.12m | 1:23PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
184 | 128 | 101 | 94 | 90 | 64 | 46 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 57 | 85 | 75 | 41 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 11 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 35 | 41 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 47 | 24 | 64 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | E 12 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 2 | N 4 | — | — | — | E 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | SSW 3 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 210 | 341 | 220 | 44 |
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