Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.5° 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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 3PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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!
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2
3
!
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
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)
2.3
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
3
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
2
SE
9
2
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1022
2804
2511
2258
1104
979
1397
681
643
563
470
651
651
415
345
276
276
216
211
226
200
196
154
133
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:33PM1.45m
1:54AM1.47m
2:31PM1.51m
2:53AM1.49m
3:30PM1.57m
3:53AM1.52m
Low Tide
7:17AM0.17m
7:44PM0.23m
8:11AM0.14m
8:44PM0.20m
9:09AM0.10m
9:45PM0.16m
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:02
5:02
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
10
9
10
10
9
10
9
8
8
10
11
9
8
8
7
7
Feels °C
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
8
8
7
6
5
4
3
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