Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.9° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 10PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
178
200
196
161
145
100
94
90
65
57
58
52
42
29
28
37
19
15
34
46
41
40
39
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:30PM1.57m
3:53AM1.52m
4:29PM1.63m
4:53AM1.54m
5:28PM1.68m
5:52AM1.57m
Low Tide
9:45PM0.16m
10:08AM0.07m
10:46PM0.12m
11:07AM0.03m
11:47PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:04
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
8
7
7
6
8
12
15
11
9
10
11
11
12
15
15
13
13
11
11
11
12
16
Feels °C
8
7
5
4
3
2
4
8
11
7
6
7
9
9
9
11
12
11
11
8
8
8
9
15
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Waipaoa River surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest