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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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waipu River today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 8PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | |
621 | 674 | 789 | 756 | 789 | 894 | 936 | 809 | 1094 | 1516 | 1854 | 2033 | 2330 | 3195 | 3535 | 3653 | 3477 | 3405 | 3733 | 2959 | 1277 | 1951 | 1500 | 1291 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:53AM1.92m | 7:25PM2.02m | 7:35AM1.92m | 8:06PM2.04m | 8:17AM1.92m | 8:47PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.32m | 1:50AM0.47m | 2:01PM0.31m | 2:33AM0.46m | 2:43PM0.31m | 3:15AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | — | N 15 | — | — | — | — | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 3477 | 3405 | 3733 | 2959 | 1277 | 1951 | 1500 | 1291 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | ENE 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1493 | 961 | 31 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
621 | 674 | 789 | 756 | 789 | 894 | 936 | 809 | 1094 | 1516 | 1854 | 2033 | 2330 | 3195 | 3535 | 3653 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 396 | 422 | 422 | 398 | 422 | 422 | 398 | 396 | 390 | 428 | 398 | 396 | 396 | 204 | 142 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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