Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.4° C
1.2° 

Waipaoa River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 3AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
10
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
346
339
349
627
720
826
1067
1939
3168
3110
2542
2107
2787
2473
1324
1126
932
880
849
1339
1186
678
569
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
30
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:06AM1.44m
12:39PM1.40m
00:58AM1.45m
1:33PM1.45m
1:54AM1.47m
2:31PM1.51m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.20m
6:48PM0.26m
7:17AM0.17m
7:44PM0.23m
8:11AM0.14m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
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5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
5
9
7
5
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
9
10
11
10
9
7
4
4
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
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