Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 11PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1973 | 1096 | 1064 | 949 | 787 | 703 | 589 | 517 | 451 | 359 | 251 | 218 | 171 | 126 | 78 | 76 | 55 | 54 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:03PM1.54m | 11:33AM1.66m | 00:00AM1.51m | 12:30PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM0.05m | 5:54PM0.08m | 6:12AM0.08m | 6:51PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1041 | 1096 | 1064 | 949 | 787 | 703 | 589 | 517 | 451 | 359 | 251 | 218 | 171 | 126 | 78 | 76 | 55 | 54 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 14 | E 12 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 12 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 8 | SSE 14 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | NE 12 | — | SSE 12 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 13 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 580 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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