Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 12AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 149 | 102 | 232 | 1046 | 1109 | 1113 | 1600 | 1916 | 1835 | 1013 | 934 | 787 | 692 | 579 | 517 | 359 | 299 | 222 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:08PM1.57m | 10:38AM1.68m | 11:03PM1.54m | 11:33AM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM0.03m | 4:58PM0.06m | 5:16AM0.05m | 5:54PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 14 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 34 | 149 | 28 | 86 | 449 | 498 | 572 | 853 | 1121 | 1041 | 1013 | 934 | 787 | 692 | 579 | 517 | 359 | 299 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | — | — | E 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 118 | 22 | 102 | 101 | 216 | 144 | 179 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 13 | S 12 | E 14 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | NE 13 | E 12 | SE 13 | NE 12 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 61 | 56 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 60 | 232 | 1046 | 1109 | 1113 | 1600 | 1916 | 1835 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 16 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 96 | 50 | 60 | 124 | 129 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 5 |
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