Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 11AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
154 | 149 | 110 | 88 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 42 | 28 | 41 | 28 | 64 | 180 | 219 | 645 | 231 | 711 | 812 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:23AM1.35m | 6:46PM1.46m | 7:09AM1.39m | 7:30PM1.49m | 7:53AM1.42m | 8:14PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.27m | 12:32PM0.24m | 1:05AM0.22m | 1:18PM0.21m | 1:48AM0.18m | 2:04PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 18 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 |
154 | 149 | 110 | 88 | 106 | 103 | 101 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 42 | 28 | 41 | 27 | 64 | 180 | 58 | 208 | 218 | 711 | 812 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 219 | 208 | 231 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | SSE 15 | S 16 | — | SE 12 | — | ENE 9 | — | SE 12 | SSE 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 5 | — | 22 | — | 7 | — | 6 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — |
31 | 32 | 43 | — | — | 65 | 28 | 39 | 59 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 155 | 645 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 63 |
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