Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 8PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 182 | 151 | 136 | 113 | 110 | 82 | 79 | 56 | 56 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 72 | 117 | 171 | 107 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:56PM1.57m | 4:23AM1.47m | 4:53PM1.59m | 5:21AM1.49m | 5:48PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.13m | 10:15PM0.15m | 10:35AM0.11m | 11:13PM0.12m | 11:32AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 206 | 182 | 151 | 136 | 113 | 110 | 82 | 79 | 56 | 56 | 44 | 44 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 78 | 38 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 15 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 72 | 33 | 47 | 38 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | S 21 | E 15 | E 16 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 8 | E 14 | E 14 | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 14 | SSE 19 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 38 | 36 | 117 | 171 | 107 | 103 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | N 2 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | — | NE 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 120 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
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