Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 03 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
14.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Waipaoa River this week:

The surf forecast for Waipaoa River over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 04) at 12AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.4m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 14s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-onshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Waipaoa River in the next 12 days are 2.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 10) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 06) at 3AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12AM (Fri 4th Jul)8ft (2.4m) 8s
Best Surf 9PM (Wed 9th Jul)6ft (1.8m) 12s
Most Powerful 3AM (Thu 10th Jul)6.5ft (2.0m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Waipaoa River over the next 12 days.

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Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
2.4
NE
1.5
ENE
0.6
SSE
0.8
ENE
0.6
S
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
2
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
SSE
1
SE
0.8
SE
1.2
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.6
NE
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)141589151014141577777777151011121211111110101010910108101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4023431130665280379311268256337692482478475157156363343523722111015479821085868654657476576384275384517185155146
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
20
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
NNW
10
N
25
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
0
ENE
10
NW
5
NW
5
S
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:07PM
1.34
12:23AM
1.39
12:55PM
1.32
1:10AM
1.34
1:43PM
1.31
1:57AM
1.31
2:30PM
1.32
2:45AM
1.30
3:18PM
1.33
3:33AM
1.29
4:05PM
1.36
4:21AM
1.30
4:52PM
1.39
5:08AM
1.32
5:38PM
1.42
5:54AM
1.33
6:24PM
1.45
6:40AM
1.35
7:09PM
1.48
7:26AM
1.36
7:53PM
1.51
8:13AM
1.38
8:38PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:11PM
0.30
6:41AM
0.26
6:59PM
0.35
7:26AM
0.29
7:48PM
0.38
8:11AM
0.31
8:37PM
0.39
8:58AM
0.33
9:27PM
0.39
9:45AM
0.32
10:16PM
0.38
10:32AM
0.31
11:05PM
0.36
11:19AM
0.29
11:53PM
0.33
12:05PM
0.26
12:41AM
0.30
12:51PM
0.23
1:27AM
0.26
1:37PM
0.20
2:14AM
0.22
2:23PM
0.18
2:59AM
0.19
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Sunrise7:26--7:26--7:26--7:26--7:26--7:24--7:24--7:24--7:24--7:24--7:24--7:22--
Sunset-4:58--4:58--4:59--4:59--5:00--5:00--5:00--5:00--5:01--5:02--5:02--5:04-
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Rain (mm)
-119----242---------------146-1--1----
Temp. °C15151720211617181312121111111112121011117121411141313131512131312151511
Feels °C (?)131217192015161710776667887774101291191112151112121114139

Short Range Forecast: Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Long Range Forecast: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Waipaoa River Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Waipaoa River provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Waipaoa River can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Waipaoa River surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Waipaoa River) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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