Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 12AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 19 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 62 | 69 | 61 | 59 | 89 | 82 | 64 | 104 | 44 | 43 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:55AM1.49m | 7:15PM1.50m | 7:43AM1.51m | 8:02PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.13m | 1:06PM0.17m | 1:31AM0.13m | 1:56PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 80 | 62 | 62 | 57 | 59 | 89 | 82 | 63 | 62 | 44 | 43 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | ENE 7 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 10 | 69 | 61 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 104 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 127 | 127 | 44 | 44 |
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