Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
ESE
0.5
NE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
NE
1.4
NE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
ENE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
Period(s) (?)10912991171111889777777777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1006847313024251211112774429262929292725353422245177
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:04AM
1.55
6:34PM
1.59
6:57AM
1.59
7:27PM
1.66
7:50AM
1.61
8:20PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
0.06
12:49AM
0.09
1:12PM
0.02
1:43AM
0.05
2:05PM
-0.00
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--6:37-------6:39-------6:39-----
Sunset----5:36-------5:35-------5:34---
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------1111-----12-1--1
Temp. °C161618201918191917171819211816151414151919161515
Feels °C (?)121315171615161613151618191715151314151918151414
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