
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 1AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | 131 | 288 | 1350 | 1521 | 2194 | 1941 | 1474 | 1265 | 932 | 782 | 659 | 291 | 266 | 239 | 187 | 163 | 159 | 119 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:56PM1.54m | 2:23AM1.45m | 2:57PM1.55m | 3:24AM1.45m | 3:56PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14PM0.19m | 8:35AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.18m | 9:35AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
12 | 131 | 288 | 547 | 867 | 992 | 865 | 711 | 645 | 548 | 423 | 319 | 291 | 266 | 239 | 187 | 163 | 159 | 119 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 15 | E 10 | NE 16 | NE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | E 17 | E 17 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | NE 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 16 | — | — | — | NE 17 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | E 14 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 |
— | — | — | 1350 | 1521 | 2194 | 1941 | 1474 | 1265 | 932 | 782 | 659 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 115 | 6 | 0 |
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