Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (25 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 8PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 408 | 301 | 251 | 347 | 367 | 573 | 613 | 850 | 718 | 1720 | 857 | 918 | 831 | 846 | 748 | 620 | 647 | 707 | 712 | 810 | 984 | 1040 | 964 | 964 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:31PM1.37m | 2:46AM1.34m | 3:19PM1.36m | 3:34AM1.32m | 4:06PM1.37m | 4:21AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM0.34m | 8:59AM0.28m | 9:28PM0.36m | 9:46AM0.30m | 10:16PM0.37m | 10:32AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 408 | 301 | 251 | 347 | 327 | 356 | 369 | 599 | 569 | 745 | 857 | 918 | 831 | 846 | 748 | 620 | 647 | 707 | 712 | 810 | 984 | 1040 | 964 | 964 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 11 | NE 10 | — | — | — | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 36 | 34 | 23 | 148 | — | — | — | 432 | 503 | 376 | 278 | 273 | 217 | 206 | 136 | 98 | 66 | 257 | 454 | 433 | 394 | 362 | 366 | 504 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | S 20 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 110 | 47 | 26 | 26 | 15 | — | 69 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 22 | 137 | 272 | 367 | 573 | 613 | 850 | 718 | 1720 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 271 | 196 | 95 | 165 | 188 | 293 | 388 | 366 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 44 | 60 | 73 | 73 | 94 | 96 | 101 | 101 | 28 | 57 | 5 | 39 | 40 | 0 | 41 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 50 | 63 | 107 |
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