Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 Apr 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
18.6° 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 5PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.1
E
0.6
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)10916111114141413131313131212121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)377211177282242573526436423345340272263193187141139103996663624040
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise6:33-------6:33-------6:35-------
Sunset--5:43-------5:42-------5:39-----
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192121201917161719212117151514141617191714131516
Feels °C (?)16192019181616161718181512131091112161512101012
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