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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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | E 6 | |
64 | 50 | 38 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 2:19AM2.05m | 2:48PM1.86m | 3:20AM2.01m | 3:52PM1.86m | 4:18AM2.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.34m | 8:59AM0.39m | 9:17PM0.39m | 10:00AM0.38m | 10:18PM0.42m | 10:56AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 6 | N 12 |
64 | 50 | 38 | 37 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | E 8 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | ENE 5 | N 18 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | N 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | N 12 | NE 8 |
2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 2 | — | S 2 | SSE 3 | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 59 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 131 | 31 | 152 | 137 | 31 | 31 | 106 | 106 | 94 | 87 | 68 | 20 |
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