Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 05 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
19.4° 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 2AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (06 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
ESE
1.2
NE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)11101010101099999999999105999915
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)622475371363284246217180181133133969411084827872714866656245
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:32PM
1.48
8:54AM
1.54
9:19PM
1.48
9:39AM
1.51
10:05PM
1.47
10:24AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:43AM
0.14
3:11PM
0.13
3:30AM
0.16
3:55PM
0.15
4:16AM
0.20
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:56-------6:58--
Sunset-7:44-------7:42-------7:40------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181715131313172223221816151417192019171514141821
Feels °C (?)151514111111162021221715141317191817171412121719
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