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Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 2PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | |
71 | 70 | 69 | 115 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 45 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 95 | 126 | 125 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:54AM1.39m | 7:20PM1.46m | 7:38AM1.39m | 8:03PM1.47m | 8:21AM1.38m | 8:45PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06PM0.22m | 1:35AM0.26m | 1:49PM0.24m | 2:19AM0.27m | 2:32PM0.25m | 3:03AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | |
— | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 17 | E 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
71 | 70 | 69 | 115 | 59 | 55 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 95 | 40 | 125 | 118 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | E 9 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 45 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 24 | 126 | 25 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 24 | — | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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