
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 8AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | SE 9 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
170 | 117 | 117 | 77 | 74 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 78 | 25 | 36 | 73 | 86 | 133 | 136 | 150 | 112 | 189 | 146 | 116 | 109 | 84 | 84 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:11AM1.44m | 2:43PM1.54m | 3:12AM1.42m | 3:42PM1.53m | 4:12AM1.43m | 4:39PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.16m | 9:02PM0.17m | 9:22AM0.17m | 10:01PM0.17m | 10:21AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
170 | 117 | 117 | 77 | 74 | 41 | 41 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 36 | 73 | 86 | 133 | 136 | 150 | 112 | 189 | 146 | 116 | 109 | 84 | 84 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | S 21 | S 16 | ENE 4 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 5 | S 5 |
4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 40 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 64 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | E 13 | S 15 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 18 | E 12 | SE 10 | E 12 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 9 | S 15 |
— | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 36 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — |
7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 29 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 39 | 247 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 94 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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