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Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 11 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
19.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 2AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (12 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.2
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)881111111111111077778888881414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6567126123123172142142129180229294310327393530544558513355317308257253
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03AM
1.36
1:22PM
1.29
1:50AM
1.34
2:09PM
1.27
2:39AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
0.31
7:16AM
0.36
7:33PM
0.35
8:04AM
0.39
8:20PM
0.36
8:53AM
0.40
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-
Sunset-7:35-------7:32-------7:31------
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clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
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light rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------282
Temp. °C161515151515171919181615161617202121191919191918
Feels °C (?)131313141413141514151414161617202121202120202116
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