Waipaoa River Surf Forecast

/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (462 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (38.72° S 177.94° E)

Surf Forecasts

Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 04 Jul 2025 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 14.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 9PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (04 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Evening (04 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s

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

Hourly 12 Days

Gisborne and Mahia Surf

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	Friday 04			Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thursday 10								Friday 11								Sat 12
	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	ENE	S	SSE	S	E	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	S	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	15	14	14	14	14	14	10	14	14	14	10	7	7	7	6	7	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	8	7	7	7	15	14	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	292	277	233	233	392	352	253	350	288	367	130	425	382	691	287	559	297	621	654	564	483	420	391	369	323	306	138	221	238	317	410	531	411	359	549	813	603	643	797	885	989	1342	1305	960	923	1218	807	760	756	756	628	627	577	622	891	632	556	584	1434	549
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	W	S	SSW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	N	NE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	E	ESE	N	NW	NNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	12:55PM 1.32				1:10AM 1.34				1:43PM 1.31				1:57AM 1.31				2:30PM 1.32				2:45AM 1.30					3:18PM 1.33				3:33AM 1.29				4:05PM 1.36				4:21AM 1.30				4:52PM 1.39				5:08AM 1.32				5:38PM 1.42				5:54AM 1.33					6:24PM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)			6:59PM 0.35				7:26AM 0.29				7:48PM 0.38				8:11AM 0.31				8:37PM 0.39				8:58AM 0.33					9:27PM 0.39				9:45AM 0.32				10:16PM 0.38				10:32AM 0.31				11:05PM 0.36				11:19AM 0.29				11:53PM 0.33					12:05PM 0.26

	Friday 04			Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thursday 10								Friday 11								Sat 12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:24	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:01	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	6	5	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	17	16	16	15	14	15	15	16	14	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	10	9	10	9	9	10	12	12	10	10	10	8	8	8	12	13	11	11	10	8	9	11	16	16	13	13	12	12	12	12	15	14	13	13	12
Feels °C (?)	18	16	15	15	13	13	14	15	16	12	6	7	8	7	7	7	6	5	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	6	7	7	5	4	5	10	11	10	10	8	5	5	9	14	14	12	11	10	10	11	11	15	14	13	12	11

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