Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 7PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 242 | 189 | 196 | 171 | 137 | 128 | 103 | 122 | 103 | 81 | 81 | 99 | 94 | 199 | 151 | 133 | 125 | 100 | 81 | 58 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:44AM1.52m | 9:04PM1.50m | 9:30AM1.50m | 9:50PM1.45m | 10:16AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.16m | 3:18AM0.14m | 3:44PM0.20m | 4:03AM0.19m | 4:30PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 242 | 189 | 196 | 171 | 137 | 128 | 103 | 122 | 103 | 81 | 81 | 99 | 94 | 199 | 151 | 133 | 125 | 100 | 81 | 58 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | S 14 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | NE 5 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 40 | 39 | 41 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 13 | E 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | N 6 | — | NW 2 | N 2 | — | N 2 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 27 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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