
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 9PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 30 | 39 | 86 | 34 | 70 | 172 | 201 | 273 | 569 | 657 | 779 | 880 | 1055 | 1029 | 1136 | 1093 | 1067 | 936 | 936 | 857 | 742 | 722 | 621 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:26PM1.72m | 6:51AM1.58m | 7:23PM1.73m | 7:48AM1.58m | 8:17PM1.72m | 8:44AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.04m | 1:04PM-0.02m | 1:43AM0.02m | 2:00PM-0.01m | 2:39AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
20 | 18 | 39 | 86 | 34 | 70 | 172 | 201 | 273 | 569 | 657 | 779 | 880 | 1055 | 1029 | 1136 | 1093 | 1067 | 936 | 936 | 857 | 742 | 722 | 621 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | S 19 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 15 | E 20 | E 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
15 | 30 | 18 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 87 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 72 | 198 | 234 | 462 | 366 | 281 | 186 | 158 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 10 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 18 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 19 | S 19 |
5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | 20 | 5 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 57 | 94 | 124 | 161 | 155 | — | 29 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 21 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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