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Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 24 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 1PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (24 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (24 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)999999999999121212121213121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130101767456576060816066659999101121260345329258203233210206
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:46AM
1.51
11:12PM
1.41
11:32AM
1.51
12:01AM
1.44
12:21PM
1.50
12:53AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:34AM
0.19
5:07PM
0.16
5:21AM
0.19
5:52PM
0.15
6:11AM
0.19
6:41PM
0.14
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
Sunrise-6:09-------6:09-------6:11------
Sunset-----8:30-------8:29-------8:28--
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C181517201918171616161820222118161616202119191716
Feels °C (?)161111151414131112131316191814121214182018181615
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