Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.9° 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 7PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101099915141414131367677566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1601631671701221171137168677281797470687283667070557198
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03AM
1.59
10:32PM
1.63
10:55AM
1.57
11:25PM
1.63
11:50AM
1.54
12:20AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
0.04
4:49AM
0.08
5:11PM
0.05
5:43AM
0.10
6:04PM
0.08
6:39AM
0.13
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset---7:15-------7:15-------7:13----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C141616151313121215171816151414141619191716161616
Feels °C (?)141414131212101014151514141313141616161515141414
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