Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.7° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 19s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 10PM is: 1.8m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)5ft (1.5m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)6ft (1.8m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
19
1.6
SSE
19
1.8
SSE
19
1.9
SSE
18
1.8
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1548
1807
2300
2503
1929
1597
1310
1055
856
706
553
421
342
326
257
196
190
167
178
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
SE
0
SSW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:54PM1.55m
11:25AM1.46m
11:44PM1.48m
12:16PM1.42m
Low Tide
5:13AM0.11m
5:33PM0.20m
6:01AM0.17m
6:23PM0.27m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
8
8
7
10
10
9
8
8
7
6
7
11
11
9
8
Feels °C
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
8
8
7
5
5
3
2
4
9
9
8
5
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