
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 9AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
121 | 109 | 79 | 65 | 41 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 33 | 39 | 26 | 38 | 29 | 77 | 59 | 25 | 61 | 57 | 54 | |
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-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:04AM1.52m | 11:27PM1.48m | 11:59AM1.53m | 00:23AM1.46m | 12:57PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51AM0.14m | 5:20PM0.18m | 5:43AM0.14m | 6:15PM0.19m | 6:38AM0.15m | 7:14PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
121 | 109 | 79 | 65 | 41 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 33 | 39 | 26 | 16 | 28 | 77 | 59 | 15 | 16 | 57 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 12 | — | S 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 29 | — | 7 | 24 | 61 | 15 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 4 | E 10 | — | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 38 | 1 | 2 | — | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 32 | 94 | 41 | 94 | 39 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
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