Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 14 May 2026 NZST
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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 11AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (14 May)6.5ft (2.0m)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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
0.8
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
1.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2609
2135
1909
1507
1129
1022
843
689
546
490
367
359
353
892
742
668
604
972
943
245
233
206
161
553
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
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
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
5:14PM1.58m
Low Tide
9:10AM0.20m
9:33PM0.23m
10:03AM0.13m
10:31PM0.17m
10:57AM0.08m
11:29PM0.12m
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7:01
7:03
7:03
7:03
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5:06
5:05
5:04
5:04
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
9
9
9
10
10
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
14
1.9
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.6
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
1470
1243
653
469
727
94
85
87
87
68
47
199
168
892
742
668
604
331
317
245
233
37
44
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.3
E
9
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.4
E
11
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
Energy kJ
27
27
109
109
15
274
260
138
107
96
103
325
353
31
33
37
37
28
28
28
36
206
161
156
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
20
0.3
S
20
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
68
67
15
15
15
15
14
15
44
66
30
30
37
37
36
35
35
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
12
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
0.9
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.5
S
11
Energy kJ
2609
2135
1909
1507
1129
1022
843
689
546
490
367
359
972
943
38
27
62
70
553
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
1
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
110
110
118
118
118
118
0
0
60
60
41
40
41
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
118
73
73
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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