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Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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Waipu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
19.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waipu River today?
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 9PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | N 13 | |
623 | 388 | 297 | 222 | 156 | 130 | 91 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 38 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:16AM2.11m | 1:42PM1.90m | 2:19AM2.05m | 2:48PM1.86m | 3:20AM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.27m | 7:56AM0.37m | 8:13PM0.34m | 8:59AM0.39m | 9:17PM0.39m | 10:00AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | |
11 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 77 | 64 | 50 | 38 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 14 | — | N 14 | — | N 9 | N 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
— | 4 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 17 | N 16 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 16 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
623 | 388 | 297 | 222 | 156 | 130 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 59 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 59 | 152 | 145 | 152 |
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