
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 4AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 127 | 94 | 66 | 68 | 57 | 107 | 70 | 83 | 65 | 93 | 87 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:09AM1.55m | 7:30PM1.54m | 8:00AM1.61m | 8:22PM1.56m | 8:51AM1.66m | 9:14PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.12m | 1:23PM0.14m | 1:45AM0.07m | 2:16PM0.10m | 2:36AM0.04m | 3:09PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
41 | 36 | 33 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 31 | 127 | 94 | 66 | 68 | 45 | 107 | 70 | 83 | 65 | 93 | 87 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 11 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | — | — | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 43 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 57 | — | — | 25 | 57 | 30 | 26 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | E 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 4 | — | E 6 | E 8 | — | — | NE 8 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 32 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | — | NNW 2 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 |
1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 63 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 57 | 170 | 208 | 341 | 50 | 44 | 70 | 44 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 192 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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