Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 10PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
505 | 450 | 190 | 160 | 162 | 306 | 211 | 696 | 671 | 525 | 238 | 242 | 317 | 237 | 230 | 180 | 156 | 166 | 126 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:58PM1.38m | 12:27PM1.38m | 00:45AM1.33m | 1:15PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50PM0.29m | 6:10AM0.27m | 6:38PM0.34m | 6:57AM0.31m | 7:26PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
222 | 190 | 190 | 160 | 162 | 140 | 119 | 696 | 671 | 525 | 238 | 242 | 317 | 237 | 230 | 180 | 156 | 166 | 126 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
177 | 154 | 154 | 124 | 113 | 90 | 130 | 166 | 123 | 92 | 86 | 63 | 50 | 33 | 30 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 12 | — | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
98 | 96 | 51 | 58 | 153 | 306 | 211 | — | — | — | 142 | 98 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
505 | 450 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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