
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 4PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
587 | 563 | 431 | 606 | 373 | 373 | 300 | 276 | 237 | 207 | 174 | 182 | 200 | 200 | 161 | 145 | 113 | 94 | 70 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:31PM1.51m | 2:53AM1.49m | 3:30PM1.57m | 3:53AM1.52m | 4:29PM1.63m | 4:53AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11AM0.14m | 8:44PM0.20m | 9:09AM0.10m | 9:45PM0.16m | 10:08AM0.07m | 10:46PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | |
— | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
587 | 563 | 431 | 387 | 373 | 373 | 300 | 276 | 237 | 207 | 174 | 182 | 200 | 200 | 161 | 145 | 113 | 94 | 70 | 58 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
27 | 77 | 73 | 108 | 176 | 211 | 201 | 186 | 123 | 118 | 105 | 98 | 92 | 72 | 70 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 50 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 33 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | E 12 | — | — | — | S 6 | NE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 8 | NE 5 |
24 | 26 | 24 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 233 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
131 | 118 | 70 | 606 | 82 | 77 | 58 | 35 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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