Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 21 Jul 2025 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
13.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 3AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (22 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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

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Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.8
SE
2.5
SSE
2
SE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
Period(s) (?)888881211119101010101010111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)599922966114811391385240714701804178018901920192421172099204718831678647528467421416346
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:45AM
1.49
3:21PM
1.56
3:44AM
1.48
4:20PM
1.58
4:43AM
1.48
5:17PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:36PM
0.19
9:00AM
0.11
9:36PM
0.18
9:58AM
0.11
10:36PM
0.17
10:56AM
0.10
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Sunrise----7:18-------7:18-------7:16---
Sunset------5:09-------5:10-------5:12-
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Rain (mm)
-----11-------111-------
Temp. °C101010101011121110111010101012111111111111121210
Feels °C (?)555556654656667678888997
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Waipaoa River (light winds from the SW at Gisborne Airport 8 km from Waipaoa River). 2.3m 8s swell from the SSE with a 0.5m 13s groundswell from the ESE. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 50 min ago

7 km/h
SW
Clean
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