Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 09 Mar 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 11PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)--
Afternoon (09 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (09 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.8
S
1.1
SSE
1.1
SE
1.9
S
1.8
S
1.7
SSE
1.3
SE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
1
E
1.2
E
0.6
SSE
1
E
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)1212126678888886677777761178
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31292946981124704393921868760745946697070851031027892215
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
5
S
10
SW
15
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:33PM
1.42
11:52AM
1.38
12:18AM
1.39
12:36PM
1.33
1:03AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:46AM
0.28
6:04PM
0.27
6:31AM
0.32
6:48PM
0.31
7:16AM
0.36
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise------7:00-------7:01-------7:01-
Sunset-7:37-------7:36-------7:35------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1211-----------------
Temp. °C181716161615151516151515151516161616151515151720
Feels °C (?)161715141311111112121212131213131314131415151717
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