Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
14.9° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 6AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jun)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (12 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
SE
9
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
260
604
533
433
319
254
249
170
157
133
113
110
99
45
54
51
41
134
117
117
117
117
96
94
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
E
5
SE
0
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:19AM1.45m
2:55PM1.47m
3:16AM1.49m
3:52PM1.55m
4:14AM1.53m
4:50PM1.63m
Low Tide
8:08PM0.26m
8:38AM0.16m
9:06PM0.21m
9:33AM0.11m
10:06PM0.16m
10:30AM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
8
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
10
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
13
16
19
14
Feels °C
6
4
4
4
5
9
8
9
6
7
8
8
7
11
12
10
9
8
7
7
9
13
17
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
9
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
Energy kJ
230
604
533
433
319
254
249
170
157
133
113
110
99
45
54
51
41
134
117
117
117
117
96
94
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
12
0.4
SW
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
SE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
16
Energy kJ
260
67
21
5
41
13
6
6
5
5
5
21
19
17
17
39
41
35
32
31
30
29
24
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.3
S
19
0.3
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
7
8
18
4
4
10
19
18
15
7
17
17
8
30
64
26
7
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
NNE
2
Energy kJ
2
7
6
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
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