Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Waipaoa River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 5PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (25 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (25 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s

Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.3
ENE
1
E
1.8
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.9
NE
2.1
NE
2.3
NE
0.8
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)13121212881266116116612121111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55504948111133464344387718071391721071531807919901189156286225180
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
1.43
10:31PM
1.31
10:55AM
1.42
11:13PM
1.29
11:37AM
1.41
11:58PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:33PM
0.31
4:40AM
0.29
5:15PM
0.31
5:22AM
0.30
5:58PM
0.30
6:05AM
0.30
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise-------5:39-------5:39-------5:37
Sunset---8:09-------8:10-------8:12----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161818171514131420212425191615152223242221181719
Feels °C (?)151616151513121319192124181513142121222221171518
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