
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (27 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 10PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tue 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
707 | 680 | 680 | 1069 | 914 | 914 | 833 | 757 | 720 | 746 | 551 | 646 | 815 | 680 | 951 | 821 | 695 | 727 | 621 | 586 | 961 | 1223 | 1351 | 1194 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.37m | 4:21AM1.31m | 4:51PM1.39m | 5:07AM1.32m | 5:37PM1.41m | 5:53AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM0.37m | 10:32AM0.30m | 11:04PM0.36m | 11:18AM0.30m | 11:51PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | |
4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 |
707 | 680 | 680 | 772 | 914 | 914 | 833 | 757 | 720 | 746 | 551 | 646 | 815 | 680 | 951 | 821 | 47 | 727 | 621 | 586 | 565 | 614 | 672 | 598 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
50 | 257 | 454 | 534 | 394 | 366 | 253 | 516 | 446 | 331 | 280 | 207 | 139 | 96 | 51 | 50 | 44 | 25 | 188 | 454 | 961 | 1223 | 1351 | 1194 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 8 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | S 8 |
110 | 47 | 27 | 57 | 38 | 33 | 123 | 13 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 65 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 191 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
— | — | — | 1069 | — | — | 31 | 42 | 29 | 125 | 52 | 176 | 220 | 206 | 478 | 349 | 695 | 411 | 349 | 320 | 320 | 287 | 221 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 110 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 40 |
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