Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 NZST
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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
15.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (03 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 12AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)--
Afternoon (03 Jun)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (03 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1624
2303
157
221
217
173
173
84
82
110
54
74
52
50
49
33
33
33
22
20
21
10
14
12
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:34PM1.45m
7:51AM1.35m
8:17PM1.45m
8:35AM1.33m
8:59PM1.44m
9:17AM1.31m
Low Tide
1:51AM0.30m
2:02PM0.26m
2:35AM0.30m
2:44PM0.27m
3:19AM0.31m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
4:52
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
15
14
14
14
14
17
16
14
13
12
11
11
11
16
19
15
13
15
15
15
18
19
18
17
14
13
12
13
13
17
15
12
12
11
9
9
9
14
17
12
11
13
14
13
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
9
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
118
300
157
221
217
173
173
84
82
110
54
74
52
50
49
33
33
33
20
20
21
10
14
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.1
S
13
0.6
ENE
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.3
ENE
14
0.1
S
15
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
NE
10
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
154
3
93
3
3
39
4
53
42
18
23
4
3
29
28
27
25
23
22
20
10
10
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
4
3
3
6
3
3
21
20
32
35
34
31
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
6
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
S
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1624
2303
1
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
5
5
28
18
28
229
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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