Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 5PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 85 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 41 | 35 | 33 | 99 | 78 | 34 | 27 | 126 | 85 | 242 | 236 | 176 | 258 | 227 | 116 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:47PM1.69m | 6:11AM1.59m | 6:45PM1.74m | 7:09AM1.60m | 7:42PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28AM0.02m | 00:05AM0.06m | 12:25PM-0.02m | 1:04AM0.03m | 1:23PM-0.03m | 2:02AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
46 | 85 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 40 | 25 | 18 | 28 | 54 | 47 | 34 | 27 | 20 | 77 | 242 | 236 | 70 | 99 | 89 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 12 | SE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 |
28 | 9 | 42 | 36 | 37 | 17 | 18 | 59 | 50 | 41 | 35 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 126 | 85 | 3 | 20 | 133 | 96 | 50 | 116 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 9 | E 15 | S 15 | E 14 | S 19 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 11 | E 13 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | E 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 4 | SE 12 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SE 11 |
11 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 77 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 99 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 176 | 258 | 227 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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