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Waipaoa River surf Forecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 19 Apr 2024 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 17.8°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.9 °C max: 19.0 °C min: 16.6 °C)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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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 17.8°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.9 °C max: 19.0 °C min: 16.6 °C)


How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 8AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

Table - waves today at Waipaoa River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

  1. Clean small surf early morning but the NE breeze increased an hour or so earlier than forecast. Most of the SSW swell is going past so only waist to chest high waves.

    Ocean Beach, 142 km away
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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
1.2
NNE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)14161515141414141414141414131312111110101011141414141414141414141313131514131312121414131313131415161615141461414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2543484023093012152102041491451101136157322825243735833769154147189192195201204195189141141184462452307235217111213156139135133129156174193256231218163118120106655957
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
5
E
0
NE
0
NNE
0
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:15AM
1.36
2:42PM
1.26
3:04AM
1.34
3:32PM
1.26
3:51AM
1.34
4:20PM
1.28
4:38AM
1.34
5:06PM
1.32
5:23AM
1.36
5:51PM
1.35
6:07AM
1.37
6:34PM
1.39
6:50AM
1.38
7:16PM
1.42
7:33AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32AM
0.34
8:46PM
0.36
9:21AM
0.34
9:36PM
0.37
10:08AM
0.32
10:25PM
0.35
10:54AM
0.30
11:13PM
0.33
11:38AM
0.28
12:00AM
0.31
12:22PM
0.26
12:45AM
0.29
1:04PM
0.24
1:30AM
0.28
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-
Sunset----5:34-------5:31-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-------5:27-------5:25-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C12111621201916161615141414141414141414151615141312111416171515121091115161312111111141616131211111013192017151413141519
Feels °C (?)98132019171414161514141414141515151415151414121191413131111987913131110877111314121087610161814131211121318

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