Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 2PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
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 116mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 7 | SSE 9 | E 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 138 | 173 | 156 | 244 | 314 | 385 | 1646 | 1575 | 414 | 500 | 417 | 282 | 488 | 522 | 682 | 544 | 544 | 637 | 1316 | 789 | 862 | 878 | 862 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:41PM1.38m | 1:57AM1.38m | 2:31PM1.37m | 2:46AM1.34m | 3:19PM1.36m | 3:34AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.20m | 7:46PM0.30m | 8:12AM0.24m | 8:38PM0.34m | 8:59AM0.28m | 9:28PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 34 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 183 | 138 | 173 | 141 | 102 | 101 | 60 | 477 | 441 | 414 | 500 | 417 | 282 | 488 | 522 | 482 | 544 | 544 | 637 | 723 | 789 | 862 | 878 | 862 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SSE 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | — | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 34 | 50 | 71 | — | — | — | — | 62 | 65 | 40 | 36 | 34 | — | 426 | 367 | 328 | 399 | 492 | 494 | 486 | 430 | 314 | 217 | 156 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 7 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 89 | 50 | 96 | 156 | 244 | 314 | 385 | 1646 | 1575 | — | — | 14 | 254 | — | — | 682 | — | — | — | 1316 | — | — | — | 486 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 79 | 79 | 359 | 79 | 305 | 284 | 113 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 63 | 73 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 60 | 44 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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