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Waipaoa River Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 21 Jul 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 3AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 599 | 922 | 966 | 1148 | 1139 | 1385 | 2407 | 1470 | 1804 | 1780 | 1890 | 1920 | 1924 | 2117 | 2099 | 2047 | 1883 | 1678 | 647 | 528 | 467 | 421 | 416 | 346 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:45AM 1.49 | 3:21PM 1.56 | 3:44AM 1.48 | 4:20PM 1.58 | 4:43AM 1.48 | 5:17PM 1.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:36PM 0.19 | 9:00AM 0.11 | 9:36PM 0.18 | 9:58AM 0.11 | 10:36PM 0.17 | 10:56AM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia
Continuing clean conditions at Waipaoa River (light winds from the SW at Gisborne Airport 8 km from Waipaoa River). 2.3m 8s swell from the SSE with a 0.5m 13s groundswell from the ESE. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
Actual: 50 min ago
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