Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.4° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (30 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
2
2
1
0
1
2
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3
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2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
8
1.5
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
7
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
1.9
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
2.5
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
84
94
274
193
118
108
102
339
1051
1306
1586
1682
1676
1006
947
904
774
692
579
443
384
299
222
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:44AM1.68m
10:08PM1.57m
10:38AM1.68m
11:03PM1.54m
11:33AM1.66m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.03m
4:03PM0.06m
4:21AM0.03m
4:58PM0.06m
5:16AM0.05m
5:54PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:42
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1
1
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Temp °C
14
10
12
15
18
18
15
14
12
9
9
11
12
13
12
11
11
9
9
15
19
21
16
13
Feels °C
10
6
5
9
14
15
11
8
6
2
4
5
6
6
7
8
9
6
6
12
15
15
10
8
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