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Waipaoa River surf Forecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm 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 17.9°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.8 °C max: 19.0 °C min: 16.6 °C)
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  • 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 17.9°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.8 °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 6PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
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
Sat
27
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
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
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.2
NE
1
NE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.8
NE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
1.3
NE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)1414141414141414141313121111101010111414141414141414141414141716151414141413131212121111101015151515661414137141586
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3012152102041491451101136157552825243735363869154145143145143147163160156149147235962833624512427415303231169161117109105595672747374927065615960384219337
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
0
WSW
5
NW
5
N
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
SE
15
SE
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
N
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
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
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
7:58PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
1:46PM
0.24
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
Sunrise------6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-----
Sunset5:34-------5:31-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-------5:27-------5:25-------5:23---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201817151615151414141515151515151615151312121417171515151211121821171312141416201715141313141620211715131312152021181514
Feels °C (?)1916151315151514141314141413141413131412111114151313141411910151814109121214191514131111121417191413111110131820171312

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