Waipu River Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Northland, New Zealand)
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Waipu River Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: consistent
Best: Swell NE | Wind WSW
Sea Temperature Today is: 19.2 °C
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Wave (m) |
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Period (s) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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Wind State | glass | cross- off |
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Waipu River in Northland is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf Works best in offshore winds from the west southwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. The beach break favours right handers. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of .
Tide Times:
For Langs beach, 9 km from Waipu River.
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Waipu River Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Ruakaka wx, 11 km from Waipu River.
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Overall Waipu River Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in April



The graph shows the range of swells directed at Waipu River over a normal April, based ... (show all text)

The rose diagram illustrates how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from differen... (show all text)
The two graphs above are also combined in the single Waipu River surf consistency graph.
Also see Waipu River surf quality by season and Waipu River surf quality by month.
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Use this relief map to navigate to Northland surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Waipu River
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Waipu River:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break3 mi
- Second closest break6 mi
- Third closest break9 mi
- Fourth closest break10 mi
- Fifth closest break12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Waipu River:
- Closest wave buoy1767 mi
- Second closest wave buoy2984 mi
- Third closest wave buoy3928 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy3948 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy4097 mi
Tide stations nearest to Waipu River:
- Closest tide station11 mi
- Second closest tide station17 mi
- Third closest tide station17 mi
- Fourth closest tide station22 mi
- Fifth closest tide station26 mi

Town and city forecasts close to Waipu River:
- Closest city location20 mi
- Second closest city location58 mi
- Third closest city location60 mi
- Fourth closest city location65 mi
- Fifth closest city location72 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Waipu River is Whangarei Airport (WRE) in New Zealand, 27 km (17 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Waipu River is Kerikeri Airport (KKE), also in New Zealand, 96 km (60 miles) away.
- Third is Auckland International Airport (AKL) in New Zealand, 116 km (72 miles) away.
- Kaitaia Airport (KAT) in New Zealand is 149 km (93 miles) away.
- Hamilton Airport (HLZ), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Waipu River and is 222 km (138 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Waipu River, Northland. Use the tab navigation above to view Waipu River sea temperature, Waipu River photographs, Waipu River detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Waipu River webcams, current wind from Northland live weather stations and Waipu River tide predictions. The New Zealand swell maps link will open up the big picture showing New Zealand and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from New Zealand wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Waipu River.