Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 3AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s
Afternoon (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (08 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.6
E
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)8888888888910101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)823864864820782778368643569279264311255260551625271228228228223223266266
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:59PM
1.43
10:18AM
1.35
10:42PM
1.40
11:02AM
1.31
11:26PM
1.37
11:46AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
0.29
4:29PM
0.29
4:59AM
0.33
5:12PM
0.32
5:43AM
0.36
5:56PM
0.35
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----6:28-------6:28-------6:30---
Sunset------5:51-------5:49-------5:47-
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1----11-12-1--1---------
Temp. °C171718171919201918181818192223201817171618181817
Feels °C (?)141516161818202019191919202324201817171619181817
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