Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (21 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 10PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 67 | 62 | 57 | 53 | 30 | 61 | 55 | 84 | 44 | 69 | 739 | 1553 | 1915 | 1531 | 1107 | 773 | 557 | 378 | 286 | 249 | 195 | 183 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:22PM1.59m | 11:53AM1.45m | 00:15AM1.51m | 12:48PM1.41m | 1:06AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06PM0.11m | 5:43AM0.10m | 6:00PM0.18m | 6:34AM0.15m | 6:54PM0.25m | 7:24AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 70 | 67 | 62 | 57 | 53 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 53 | 44 | 42 | 739 | 1553 | 1915 | 1531 | 1107 | 773 | 557 | 378 | 286 | 249 | 195 | 183 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | S 4 | E 8 | SSE 12 | E 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 19 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 69 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 12 | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 8 | E 9 | E 14 | E 8 | E 13 | E 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 40 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 61 | 55 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 29 | 31 | 48 | 23 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 60 | 280 | 40 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
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