Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 NZST
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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
15.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 4PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (02 Jun)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (02 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
!
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
0.7
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
274
1891
1541
2267
124
240
226
180
184
173
135
60
99
74
74
30
50
33
33
33
22
20
20
22
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
S
10
S
5
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:08AM1.35m
7:34PM1.45m
7:51AM1.35m
8:17PM1.45m
8:35AM1.33m
8:59PM1.44m
Low Tide
1:18PM0.26m
1:51AM0.30m
2:02PM0.26m
2:35AM0.30m
2:44PM0.27m
3:19AM0.31m
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:16
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
4:52
3
1
1
Temp °C
17
19
20
18
15
14
15
15
15
17
16
14
14
12
11
10
11
16
19
15
12
13
14
14
13
16
18
17
14
12
13
13
14
16
14
12
14
11
9
8
9
13
17
12
10
11
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
1.5
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
7
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
4
336
118
115
124
240
226
180
184
173
135
60
99
74
74
30
50
33
33
33
21
20
20
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
13
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
12
0.2
E
14
0.1
S
12
0.2
E
13
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
NE
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
16
154
107
123
14
3
14
4
21
20
23
35
5
4
3
28
27
25
23
22
20
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
E
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
3
5
3
3
16
35
18
3
34
31
29
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
3
NE
10
3
NE
10
3.5
NE
10
0.5
S
5
0.3
N
2
Energy kJ
274
1891
1541
2267
11
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
291
298
10
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
41
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
5
5
18
28
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
7
5
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