Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 7AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SE 7 | S 5 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3604 | 3485 | 5322 | 1847 | 1603 | 1116 | 722 | 563 | 361 | 264 | 162 | 133 | 127 | 71 | 31 | 42 | 487 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.27m | 1:25PM1.33m | 1:46AM1.25m | 2:14PM1.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.38m | 7:05AM0.36m | 7:39PM0.39m | 7:54AM0.37m | 8:30PM0.39m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 1628 | 1720 | 1973 | 1847 | 1603 | 1116 | 722 | 563 | 361 | 264 | 162 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 31 | 16 | 305 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 3 | E 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 24 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 133 | 127 | 71 | 16 | 22 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 12 | S 17 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 22 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 7 |
| kJ | 3604 | 3485 | 5322 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 487 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 73 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 130 | 70 |
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