
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | 84 | 94 | 274 | 193 | 118 | 108 | 102 | 339 | 1051 | 1306 | 1586 | 1682 | 1676 | 1006 | 947 | 904 | 774 | 692 | 579 | 443 | 384 | 299 | 222 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:44AM1.68m | 10:08PM1.57m | 10:38AM1.68m | 11:03PM1.54m | 11:33AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM0.03m | 4:03PM0.06m | 4:21AM0.03m | 4:58PM0.06m | 5:16AM0.05m | 5:54PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
74 | 45 | 94 | 90 | 86 | 67 | 36 | 29 | 113 | 497 | 619 | 776 | 822 | 921 | 1006 | 947 | 904 | 774 | 692 | 579 | 443 | 384 | 299 | 222 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSE 15 | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
7 | 84 | 84 | 127 | 125 | 118 | 108 | 102 | 101 | 216 | 132 | 44 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | NE 5 | — | E 16 | — | E 14 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 13 | — | NE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 4 | 6 | 61 | 56 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | — | NNE 2 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — |
3 | — | — | 274 | 193 | — | 1 | — | 339 | 1051 | 1306 | 1586 | 1682 | 1676 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 63 | 96 | 96 | 122 | 124 | 129 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 5 |
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