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Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Waipaoa River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
20.3° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 3PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.9
NE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.7
S
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.9
S
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)1461313131312666799910999999987
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61663558563231304564140189422427513136110148627612617589463240
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:05PM
1.29
5:37AM
1.37
5:53PM
1.30
6:23AM
1.40
6:39PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
0.39
11:16PM
0.33
11:49AM
0.38
12:04AM
0.30
12:38PM
0.35
12:50AM
0.28
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:01-------6:03
Sunset---8:34-------8:32-------8:32----
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
103-------1------1---1111
Temp. °C192226251918171717171616161515151516171616151615
Feels °C (?)212324251817161515141212121212121112131212111312
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