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Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 1AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | |
706 | 636 | 594 | 487 | 447 | 368 | 326 | 321 | 257 | 329 | 182 | 167 | 141 | 175 | 212 | 556 | 1907 | 2071 | 1758 | 1491 | 1328 | 1106 | 943 | 811 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:35AM1.48m | 2:09PM1.38m | 2:28AM1.42m | 3:02PM1.37m | 3:18AM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.22m | 7:55AM0.18m | 8:14PM0.27m | 8:46AM0.22m | 9:08PM0.31m | 9:34AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
706 | 636 | 594 | 487 | 447 | 368 | 326 | 321 | 257 | 329 | 80 | 64 | 66 | 78 | 76 | 556 | 1907 | 2071 | 1758 | 1491 | 1328 | 1106 | 943 | 811 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
51 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 169 | 167 | 129 | 175 | 125 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 39 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 11 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 10 |
7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 160 | 98 | 107 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 58 | 182 | 127 | 141 | 173 | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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