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Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 23 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Waipaoa River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
17.2° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 12PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (23 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wed
26
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.8
ENE
1.2
E
1.3
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)9999999999991313131414131396566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)404127274641284747322726353435366158548888976449
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
S
10
SSW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:50AM
1.45
9:08PM
1.35
9:32AM
1.45
9:49PM
1.33
10:13AM
1.43
10:31PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:35AM
0.26
3:07PM
0.29
3:18AM
0.27
3:50PM
0.30
3:59AM
0.28
4:33PM
0.31
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wed
26
Sunrise-5:41-------5:39-------5:39------
Sunset-----8:07-------8:08-------8:09--
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----12------11--111----
Temp. °C141419191819161515151719171616151515161717161616
Feels °C (?)141419171819161415151616151515151514151514141616
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