Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 3PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 215 | 229 | 547 | 1023 | 1004 | 1263 | 1299 | 1293 | 1159 | 1178 | 2134 | 1930 | 1636 | 1487 | 673 | 1219 | 2015 | 2852 | 2162 | 6905 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:22AM1.55m | 8:45PM1.62m | 9:13AM1.53m | 9:35PM1.57m | 10:03AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33PM0.06m | 3:04AM0.06m | 3:24PM0.11m | 3:52AM0.09m | 4:13PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 205 | 215 | 194 | 202 | 222 | 351 | 300 | 341 | 230 | 250 | 100 | 924 | 904 | 863 | 744 | 673 | 586 | 829 | 1338 | 9 | 3040 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | S 19 | ESE 15 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 18 | — | — | SE 16 |
| kJ | 103 | 93 | 87 | 84 | 59 | 66 | 22 | 333 | 140 | 135 | — | 100 | 77 | 73 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 6 | — | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SE 15 | S 20 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | NE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 160 | 142 | 229 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | 79 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 37 | 119 | 547 | 1023 | 1004 | 1263 | 1299 | 1293 | 1159 | 1178 | 2134 | 1930 | 1636 | 1487 | 418 | 1219 | 2015 | 2852 | 2162 | 6905 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 50 | 73 | 73 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 122 | 298 | 122 | 118 | 122 | 113 | 60 | 73 | 73 | 118 | 129 | 130 | 400 | 129 |
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