Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
15.2°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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 1AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (04 Nov)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
1.1
NE
6
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
1.2
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
105
20
24
21
20
18
36
43
83
128
138
137
120
111
57
54
99
27
24
23
23
Wind (km/h)
0
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
20
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
5
E
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:28PM1.58m
1:59AM1.44m
2:26PM1.54m
2:59AM1.42m
3:23PM1.50m
3:57AM1.42m
Low Tide
7:49PM0.13m
8:08AM0.17m
8:47PM0.15m
9:07AM0.20m
9:43PM0.16m
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Temp °C
22
20
15
14
14
14
19
20
20
20
18
15
14
15
18
19
19
17
18
17
16
17
Feels °C
22
17
12
11
11
12
17
16
18
20
17
14
13
14
17
18
18
18
18
16
15
16
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