Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 15 May 2026 NZST
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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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 8PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (15 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
0.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.8
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
353
845
800
668
604
499
317
249
237
210
687
652
556
553
543
111
189
200
116
99
87
56
54
45
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:19PM1.50m
4:40AM1.52m
5:14PM1.58m
5:36AM1.57m
6:10PM1.66m
6:33AM1.60m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.17m
10:57AM0.08m
11:29PM0.12m
11:52AM0.03m
00:26AM0.06m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:05
5:04
5:04
5:02
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
9
10
10
8
8
8
9
8
7
7
9
7
9
8
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
11
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
Energy kJ
184
845
800
668
604
499
317
249
237
50
55
53
55
63
65
111
92
95
80
72
62
53
54
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
16
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.4
E
10
0.7
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
353
31
33
37
37
37
26
36
36
210
164
161
156
119
117
31
105
65
64
58
57
56
54
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.2
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.1
S
23
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
30
37
26
121
35
35
33
33
32
32
10
17
17
50
99
87
49
47
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.1
SE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
28
40
45
35
48
79
687
652
556
553
543
80
189
200
116
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
118
40
41
41
0
50
73
118
118
73
50
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
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