Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 11PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 103 | 101 | 60 | 82 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 28 | 26 | 41 | 28 | 64 | 114 | 227 | 214 | 240 | 663 | 653 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:46PM1.46m | 7:09AM1.39m | 7:30PM1.49m | 7:53AM1.42m | 8:14PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM0.22m | 1:18PM0.21m | 1:48AM0.18m | 2:04PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 106 | 103 | 101 | 60 | 82 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 64 | 25 | 227 | 62 | 129 | 663 | 653 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 41 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 32 | 214 | 240 | 14 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | NE 10 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | ENE 8 | — | SSE 14 | S 5 | SSE 18 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | 7 | — | 19 | 2 | 114 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 |
| kJ | 32 | 25 | 26 | 39 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 40 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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