Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
12.6° C
1.5° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
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
S
8
1.2
SSE
9
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
240
150
180
161
129
132
117
382
355
322
245
230
166
141
115
93
91
74
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:12PM1.61m
4:37AM1.51m
5:11PM1.65m
5:36AM1.53m
6:08PM1.67m
Low Tide
10:30PM0.14m
10:50AM0.06m
11:30PM0.10m
11:49AM0.04m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
9
8
8
8
9
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
8
7
7
7
7
9
9
8
8
6
5
5
5
7
12
11
11
12
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