Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (13 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 5AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jun)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (13 Jun)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
		Saturday 13								Sunday 14								Monday 15
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 8	SE 7	SSE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	157	133	137	90	81	52	75	64	86	51	117	117	117	117	96	96	77	76	77	46	32	46	46	43
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WSW	W	W	ENE	SE	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				3:16AM1.49m				3:52PM1.55m				4:14AM1.53m				4:50PM1.63m				5:13AM1.56m				5:47PM1.69m
Low Tide		9:06PM0.21m				9:33AM0.11m				10:06PM0.16m				10:30AM0.06m				11:06PM0.11m				11:28AM0.02m


	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:52	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	10	10	11	13	13	11	10	12	12	12	12	16	19	15	14	14	14	14	15	17	17	14
Feels °C	7	7	7	8	10	12	11	10	8	9	9	9	9	14	18	13	11	10	11	11	13	14	14	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 8	SE 7	SSE 9	SE 6	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11
kJ	157	133	137	90	81	52	75	64	86	32	117	117	117	117	96	96	77	76	77	46	32	46	46	43
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 5	S 5	S 5	SSE 10	SE 9	SE 8	SE 10	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 13	SSE 13	SE 14	SSE 12	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	5	5	5	13	13	13	18	39	33	51	64	30	30	30	30	26	24	14	16	31	28	27	38	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SSE 15	S 14	SSE 9	SSE 13	S 21	S 20	SSE 19	S 18	SSE 13	ESE 10	SE 13	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	SSE 17	ESE 14	SSE 12	SE 14	ESE 9	NE 11	E 15
kJ	11	19	18	21	16	17	17	8	30	35	58	18	10	7	7	7	7	29	20	15	29	9	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 2	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WNW 2
kJ	2	18	32	36	37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	8	8	0	0	0	8	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	9	1	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	8	9	6	4	7	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	5	5	5	9	5	5	5

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