Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 19s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 1AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 950 | 702 | 653 | 540 | 540 | 507 | 487 | 604 | 1548 | 2111 | 2300 | 2268 | 1929 | 1597 | 1310 | 1055 | 856 | 706 | 553 |
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-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:03PM1.62m | 10:33AM1.50m | 10:54PM1.55m | 11:25AM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM0.06m | 4:41PM0.13m | 5:13AM0.11m | 5:33PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 950 | 702 | 653 | 540 | 540 | 507 | 487 | 604 | 1548 | 2111 | 2300 | 2268 | 1929 | 1597 | 1310 | 1055 | 856 | 706 | 553 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 317 | 249 | 76 | 60 | 45 | 52 | 44 | 45 | 123 | 119 | 115 | 100 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 233 | 210 | 164 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 48 | 151 | 106 | 83 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 50 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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