Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.1° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 11AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
S
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
822
622
499
414
312
233
180
158
121
111
79
65
41
25
24
18
9
9
22
38
36
37
24
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NE
15
E
10
NE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:13AM1.51m
10:34PM1.49m
11:04AM1.52m
11:27PM1.48m
11:59AM1.53m
Low Tide
4:02AM0.13m
4:28PM0.17m
4:51AM0.14m
5:20PM0.18m
5:43AM0.14m
6:15PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
11
18
20
16
12
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
11
9
8
11
16
15
13
11
Feels °C
4
4
7
14
17
13
8
10
11
10
12
12
12
13
11
7
4
4
7
13
11
11
8
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