Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (17 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 8PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 236 | 344 | 70 | 120 | 236 | 226 | 447 | 467 | 446 | 336 | 451 | 196 | 193 | 243 | 972 | 1297 | 1433 | 1151 | 783 | 505 | 361 | 326 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:42PM1.76m | 8:07AM1.60m | 8:38PM1.75m | 9:04AM1.58m | 9:33PM1.72m | 10:01AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02AM0.01m | 2:20PM-0.03m | 2:59AM0.01m | 3:16PM-0.00m | 3:55AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 222 | 236 | 175 | 40 | 37 | 236 | 226 | 447 | 467 | 446 | 336 | 451 | 196 | 193 | 193 | 972 | 1297 | 1433 | 1151 | 783 | 505 | 361 | 326 | 253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 5 | S 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 12 | NE 13 | E 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 30 | 70 | 120 | 33 | 71 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 93 | 135 | 243 | 15 | 14 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | NNE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 9 | SE 11 | — | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 44 | 89 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 3 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NNE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 1 | 344 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 16 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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