Waipaoa River Surf Forecast

/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (462 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (38.72° S 177.94° E)

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Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 14.5° 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 6PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	11s

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

Hourly 12 Days

Gisborne and Mahia Surf

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	Wednesday 09					Thursday 10								Friday 11								Saturday 12								Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	9	9	10	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	343	410	572	722	791	749	759	713	699	942	844	805	730	645	582	540	541	717	907	1165	1322	1596	1443	1608	1509	626	751	706	605	530	534	466	459	443	472	460	532	445	493	482	478	452	376	376	363	355	360	327	291	281	296	306	426	468	410	350	313	370	367	320
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NE	NE	NE	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNE	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	NE	NW	NW	NNW	WNW	W	E	SE	SSE	SW	WNW	WNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	glass	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- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)				4:52PM 1.39				5:08AM 1.32				5:38PM 1.42				5:54AM 1.33					6:24PM 1.45				6:40AM 1.35				7:09PM 1.48				7:26AM 1.36				7:53PM 1.51				8:13AM 1.38				8:38PM 1.53				9:00AM 1.40					9:24PM 1.54				9:49AM 1.42
Low Tide / height (m)		10:32AM 0.31				11:05PM 0.36				11:19AM 0.29				11:53PM 0.33					12:05PM 0.26				12:41AM 0.30				12:51PM 0.23				1:27AM 0.26				1:37PM 0.20				2:14AM 0.22				2:23PM 0.18				2:59AM 0.19					3:10PM 0.17				3:46AM 0.15				3:58PM 0.16

	Wednesday 09					Thursday 10								Friday 11								Saturday 12								Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
Sunrise	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:06	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	1	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	10	12	13	12	11	10	10	10	10	13	15	12	11	10	9	9	10	14	16	14	14	14	15	14	13	15	16	13	11	11	11	11	12	15	15	13	12	12	12	11	12	13	13	12	10	10	9	8	10	15	15	14	12	11	10	10	11	14	16	13
Feels °C (?)	8	10	11	10	9	7	7	8	8	11	12	10	9	8	6	6	7	11	13	10	9	10	13	13	10	12	14	11	8	8	8	9	10	14	14	11	10	10	11	10	12	13	12	11	8	8	6	4	6	11	12	12	10	8	7	7	8	12	14	11

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