Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 6AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SSW 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 251 | 347 | 534 | 488 | 528 | 432 | 705 | 1608 | 1381 | 953 | 846 | 846 | 763 | 769 | 754 | 707 | 907 | 916 | 810 | 803 | 794 | 810 | 810 | 848 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:46AM1.34m | 3:19PM1.36m | 3:34AM1.32m | 4:06PM1.37m | 4:21AM1.31m | 4:51PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:38PM0.34m | 8:59AM0.28m | 9:28PM0.36m | 9:46AM0.30m | 10:16PM0.37m | 10:32AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 251 | 347 | 404 | 307 | 369 | 432 | 569 | 745 | 867 | 953 | 846 | 846 | 763 | 769 | 754 | 707 | 907 | 916 | 810 | 803 | 794 | 810 | 810 | 848 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 23 | 178 | 327 | — | — | 302 | 478 | 370 | 260 | 225 | 221 | 210 | 139 | 98 | 69 | 260 | 454 | 433 | 394 | 362 | 362 | 486 | 446 | 322 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 20 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 110 | 47 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 69 | 22 | 22 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 6 | SSW 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 6 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 132 | 292 | 534 | 488 | 528 | 71 | 705 | 1608 | 1381 | — | — | — | 265 | 51 | 235 | 113 | 160 | 127 | — | 26 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 255 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 118 | 94 | 73 | 94 | 42 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 50 | 73 | 107 | 60 | 73 | 107 | 115 | 107 | 115 |
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