Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 10PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1961 | 1589 | 1364 | 1091 | 822 | 622 | 499 | 414 | 312 | 233 | 180 | 158 | 121 | 84 | 68 | 45 | 42 | 25 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | off |
High Tide | 9:45PM1.50m | 10:13AM1.51m | 10:34PM1.49m | 11:04AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.13m | 4:28PM0.17m | 4:51AM0.14m | 5:20PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
1961 | 1589 | 1364 | 1091 | 822 | 622 | 499 | 414 | 312 | 233 | 180 | 158 | 121 | 84 | 68 | 45 | 42 | 25 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 4 | S 16 |
8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | 11 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — |
— | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 32 |
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