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Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 2AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 2.0m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | |
549 | 2961 | 2581 | 2570 | 2609 | 2135 | 1909 | 1507 | 727 | 920 | 843 | 613 | 500 | 444 | 365 | 357 | 353 | 880 | 742 | 668 | 604 | 331 | 1207 | 253 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:51AM1.43m | 3:25PM1.41m | 3:45AM1.48m | 4:19PM1.50m | 4:40AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM0.28m | 9:10AM0.20m | 9:33PM0.23m | 10:03AM0.13m | 10:31PM0.17m | 10:57AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
549 | 1726 | 1509 | 1449 | 1470 | 817 | 653 | 880 | 727 | 655 | 88 | 73 | 281 | 248 | 203 | 50 | 180 | 880 | 742 | 668 | 604 | 331 | 321 | 253 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 11 |
62 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 126 | 106 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 242 | 140 | 45 | 44 | 66 | 325 | 353 | 31 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | S 20 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 18 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 |
27 | 43 | 91 | 89 | 68 | 27 | 15 | 33 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 71 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 36 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SSE 5 |
168 | 2961 | 2581 | 2570 | 2609 | 2135 | 1909 | 1507 | — | 920 | 843 | 613 | 500 | 444 | 365 | 357 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1207 | 36 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 73 | 73 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 41 | 41 | 118 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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