Waipaoa River Surf Forecast

/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (38.72° S 177.94° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 13 Nov 2025 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 17.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 6PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	8s
Afternoon (13 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	8s
Evening (13 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	8s

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

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	Thursday 13					Friday 14								Saturday 15								Sunday 16
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NE	NE	ENE	NE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	579	557	527	557	200	165	136	132	142	171	175	180	184	234	239	239	249	255	266	333	284	284	282	284
Wind (km/h)	N	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	W	WNW	E	E	ENE	NNE	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	on	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)			1:14PM 1.55				1:44AM 1.40				2:09PM 1.48				2:41AM 1.36				3:02PM 1.42				3:35AM 1.34
Low Tide / height (m)					7:34PM 0.17				7:51AM 0.22				8:29PM 0.21				8:46AM 0.28				9:21PM 0.24

	Thursday 13					Friday 14								Saturday 15								Sunday 16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:46
Sunset	-	-	-	7:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:59	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	21	24	24	22	17	14	14	14	18	17	16	15	15	13	12	12	19	17	17	16	14	13	13	14
Feels °C (?)	20	23	23	20	15	12	13	13	18	14	16	15	13	11	9	9	15	15	13	13	13	11	10	11

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