Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (07 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 4PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (07 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 21 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 64 | 127 | 73 | 93 | 136 | 161 | 188 | 139 | 73 | 92 | 122 | 176 | 149 | 202 | 919 | 1288 | 13155 | 14319 | 18146 | 17562 | 13951 | 16724 | 11493 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:43AM1.27m | 11:04PM1.40m | 11:28AM1.27m | 11:47PM1.40m | 12:15PM1.29m | 00:34AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50PM0.31m | 5:26AM0.30m | 5:34PM0.32m | 6:10AM0.28m | 6:21PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 |
 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 21 | — | — | — | — | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 77 | 73 | 93 | 136 | 161 | 188 | 139 | 73 | 92 | 62 | 176 | 149 | 133 | 435 | 561 | 13155 | — | — | — | — | 9668 | 6584 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 9 | S 9 | E 9 | S 15 | SSE 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 122 | 45 | 41 | 2 | 113 | 1113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 20 | S 19 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | SSE 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 64 | 127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 202 | 919 | 1288 | 6909 | 14319 | 18146 | 17562 | 13951 | 16724 | 11493 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 96 | 60 | 129 | 284 | 130 | 124 | 110 | 110 | 60 |
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