Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 1AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 352 | 336 | 273 | 265 | 246 | 294 | 307 | 125 | 94 | 220 | 204 | 72 | 115 | 193 | 99 | 78 | 84 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:26PM1.54m | 10:54AM1.60m | 11:18PM1.52m | 11:48AM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.08m | 5:13PM0.12m | 5:33AM0.09m | 6:07PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 480 | 352 | 336 | 273 | 265 | 246 | 294 | 307 | 125 | 94 | 220 | 204 | 72 | 115 | 193 | 99 | 78 | 84 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 12 | — | — | S 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 20 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 77 | 83 | 124 | 124 | 35 | — | — | 18 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 4 | NE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 30 | 15 | 80 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 58 | 33 | 19 | 58 | 102 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 298 | 122 | 284 |
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