Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 7PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 42 | 55 | 191 | 244 | 136 | 96 | 102 | 106 | 141 | 132 | 144 | 140 | 128 | 168 | 60 | 46 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 61 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17AM1.48m | 7:35PM1.41m | 8:01AM1.49m | 8:19PM1.41m | 8:44AM1.49m | 9:03PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31PM0.24m | 1:46AM0.20m | 2:16PM0.24m | 2:30AM0.22m | 3:01PM0.25m | 3:13AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | 7:55 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 14 | 45 | 85 | 57 | 33 | 34 | 41 | 50 | 46 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 46 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 61 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 43 | 17 | 38 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | 24 | 55 | 191 | 244 | 136 | 96 | 102 | 106 | 141 | 132 | 144 | 140 | 128 | 168 | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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