Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 2AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 85 | 219 | 261 | 233 | 222 | 174 | 157 | 111 | 166 | 180 | 180 | 174 | 249 | 350 | 312 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:36PM1.40m | 11:01AM1.43m | 11:21PM1.35m | 11:48AM1.39m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47AM0.25m | 5:15PM0.30m | 5:32AM0.30m | 6:02PM0.34m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 56 | 85 | 219 | 261 | 233 | 222 | 174 | 157 | 78 | 166 | 180 | 180 | 174 | 111 | 350 | 312 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | SSE 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 53 | 30 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 19 | 16 | 111 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 7 | 249 | 109 | 109 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | NE 5 | E 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 13 | ENE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 7 | S 5 | ENE 7 | S 5 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 46 | 18 | 52 | 50 | 79 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | 11 | — | 9 | 53 | 94 | 154 | — | 19 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 18 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 31 |
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