Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 12PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 971 | 1906 | 4988 | 5308 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:14AM1.51m | 9:33PM1.44m | 9:58AM1.49m | 10:17PM1.41m | 10:42AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.16m | 3:29PM0.21m | 3:45AM0.19m | 4:14PM0.23m | 4:28AM0.23m | 4:58PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 21 | — | 2380 | 2529 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | E 9 | NE 4 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NNE 4 | SSW 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 14 | NE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | NNE 3 | N 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 198 | 971 | 1906 | 4988 | 5308 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 122 | 44 | 208 | 208 | 44 | 28 | 57 | 57 | 28 | 208 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 18 | 28 | 32 | 44 | 94 | 101 | 127 | 94 | 101 |
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