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Waipaoa River surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 30 Mar 2025 NZDT
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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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Waipaoa River this week:

The surf forecast for Waipaoa River over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Mar 30) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Waipaoa River in the next 12 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Apr 05) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4AM (Sun 30th Mar)1.5ft (0.5m) 12s
Best Surf10AM (Wed 2nd Apr)2.5ft (0.7m) 18s
Most Powerful 1AM (Sat 5th Apr)8ft (2.5m) 8s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Waipaoa River over the next 12 days.

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Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thu
10
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.7
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.5
ENE
1.8
NE
2.5
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.9
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.2
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)1314131312121414131218161615141388899888888168881516181412
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)531601316656531471459847299505596411325156257375789126103644591293119242222222225102254160
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
20
ENE
5
NW
5
NNW
15
ENE
10
NW
5
NW
10
E
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
10
N
10
N
15
NE
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
SSW
10
NW
15
NNW
5
NNE
15
NW
5
NNW
15
SSE
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
off
glassoncross-
off
cross-
off
onglassglassoncrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:06AM
1.64
7:36PM
1.61
8:01AM
1.67
8:31PM
1.67
8:55AM
1.68
9:26PM
1.71
9:50AM
1.66
10:20PM
1.71
10:45AM
1.62
11:15PM
1.69
11:41AM
1.57
12:11AM
1.64
12:38PM
1.50
1:08AM
1.57
1:35PM
1.44
2:05AM
1.51
2:32PM
1.38
3:01AM
1.46
3:29PM
1.34
3:55AM
1.42
4:23PM
1.32
4:47AM
1.39
5:14PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:53AM
0.06
1:25PM
0.01
1:50AM
0.02
2:19PM
-0.04
2:46AM
-0.01
3:12PM
-0.06
3:42AM
-0.02
4:06PM
-0.04
4:38AM
0.01
5:00PM
-0.00
5:34AM
0.05
5:54PM
0.05
6:30AM
0.11
6:49PM
0.12
7:26AM
0.17
7:45PM
0.19
8:23AM
0.23
8:41PM
0.24
9:19AM
0.27
9:36PM
0.28
10:13AM
0.29
10:30PM
0.31
11:04AM
0.29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
01
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thu
10
Sunrise-7:18--7:20--7:20--7:22--7:22--7:24--7:24--7:26--7:26--7:28--7:28--7:30-
Sunset--7:05--7:04--7:01--7:00--6:59--6:58--6:55--6:53--6:52--6:51--6:50--6:49
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Rain (mm)
-----------------3------3-----------
Temp. °C151920151819152019171920171820171717202425192224182222182324181918172019
Feels °C (?)151717141717141918181919171819161616202223172020151918172223171817171918

Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

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Information about the Waipaoa River Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Waipaoa River provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Waipaoa River can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Waipaoa River surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Waipaoa River) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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