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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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waipu River today?
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 2AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | |
668 | 553 | 553 | 648 | 1182 | 622 | 1279 | 1358 | 1441 | 1417 | 1536 | 1662 | 1863 | 1825 | 1932 | 832 | 769 | 710 | 667 | 652 | 652 | 695 | 673 | 566 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:57AM2.15m | 1:26PM1.92m | 1:55AM2.07m | 2:27PM1.87m | 2:51AM2.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:54PM0.25m | 7:38AM0.30m | 7:52PM0.34m | 8:35AM0.34m | 8:51PM0.42m | 9:31AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | |
5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
129 | 553 | 553 | 648 | 77 | 622 | 641 | — | — | — | — | — | 862 | 880 | 490 | 832 | 769 | 710 | 667 | 652 | 652 | 695 | 673 | 566 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
— | 5 | 23 | 61 | 36 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 319 | 150 | 150 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — |
668 | 413 | 506 | 564 | 1182 | 564 | 1279 | 1358 | 1441 | 1417 | 1536 | 1662 | 1863 | 1825 | 1932 | 779 | 735 | 555 | 428 | 339 | 306 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
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