
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | 79 | 56 | 56 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 48 | 42 | 38 | 72 | 115 | 169 | 162 | 103 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 97 | 139 | 354 | 452 | 654 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:23AM1.47m | 4:53PM1.59m | 5:21AM1.49m | 5:48PM1.60m | 6:15AM1.51m | 6:40PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.11m | 11:13PM0.12m | 11:32AM0.10m | 00:07AM0.09m | 12:26PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
79 | 79 | 56 | 56 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 36 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 37 | 60 | 43 | 44 | 27 | 15 | 101 | 97 | 139 | 354 | 452 | 654 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 48 | 42 | 37 | 72 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 103 | 102 | 101 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 57 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 13 | E 8 | E 13 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 38 | 37 | 115 | 169 | 162 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 30 | 64 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 36 | 80 | 95 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 73 | 118 | 41 | 0 |
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