Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 22 Feb 2026 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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.5
S
0.9
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)109999888613121111109988886777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)755042262514201218307477337265180121908059587389311290183
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
SE
15
E
5
E
15
SE
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
20
SE
5
E
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:24AM
1.56
10:51PM
1.52
11:13AM
1.55
11:42PM
1.54
12:04PM
1.53
12:36AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
0.09
5:04AM
0.13
5:30PM
0.09
5:56AM
0.14
6:21PM
0.10
6:51AM
0.16
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46
Sunset---7:59-------7:58-------7:57----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192122201917161517181817151415151922221817161514
Feels °C (?)181920201814131315151516141314141819171514131212
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