Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Issued: 6 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is

15.1°C

Waipaoa River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (24 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 1PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Afternoon (24 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s
Evening (24 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 24							Sunday 25								Monday 26
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	113	133	186	220	204	265	209	184	130	103	94	90	64	52	76	79	75	47	47	67	100	86	77
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	ESE	ESE	NE	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	SE	NNE	NNW	NW
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	glassy	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:40AM1.32m				4:59PM1.40m				5:30AM1.39m				5:49PM1.45m				6:19AM1.47m				6:39PM1.49m
Low Tide				10:46AM0.30m				11:17PM0.23m				11:38AM0.25m				00:06AM0.17m				12:31PM0.20m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	20	26	26	21	15	12	12	12	17	19	18	16	15	14	12	11	19	20	23	18	16
Feels °C	10	11	16	21	21	17	12	9	9	9	15	16	16	15	13	11	9	8	15	17	21	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 15
kJ	113	55	83	220	204	265	209	184	130	103	94	90	64	52	35	33	32	21	21	21	100	86	77
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 6	SSE 14	SE 9	SE 9	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 18	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9
kJ	53	21	186	81	62	4	4	14	13	13	12	12	35	40	76	79	75	47	47	67	21	16	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	SSE 15	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	E 14	S 20	E 8	E 8	—	NE 4	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 3	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	E 11
kJ	1	133	15	14	14	15	8	1	1	—	1	12	11	11	1	11	11	11	10	10	10	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 3	NNE 3	N 3	—	NW 3	WNW 2	—	—	—	E 3	NE 3	NE 3	—	—	—	ESE 3	NE 2	—	N 2
kJ	—	—	8	8	2	2	1	—	2	1	—	—	—	1	2	5	—	—	—	1	1	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Kaiaua Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	5	5	0	5	5	5	5	0	0	0	39	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	5	41	57
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	2	3	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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