Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.2° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 12AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (05 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.1
SE
12
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
915
649
489
390
378
309
298
283
233
229
191
148
117
117
77
74
56
41
47
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
E
25
ENE
20
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:11AM1.46m
1:43PM1.56m
2:11AM1.44m
2:43PM1.54m
Low Tide
7:24AM0.14m
8:02PM0.17m
8:22AM0.16m
9:02PM0.17m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
11
9
8
8
7
11
14
15
12
10
Feels °C
6
7
7
7
7
8
9
7
8
7
6
5
5
4
8
10
9
8
7
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