Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Issued: 5 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.5° C

1.4°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 9PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)--
Afternoon (28 Jun)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
11
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2.1
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
1.2
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
19
1.5
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
720
746
791
837
646
666
573
563
726
719
1176
1236
842
1125
1209
1499
1165
962
763
621
498
478
384
386
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
4:51PM1.39m
5:07AM1.32m
5:37PM1.41m
5:53AM1.32m
6:22PM1.43m
6:38AM1.33m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.36m
11:18AM0.30m
11:51PM0.34m
12:04PM0.28m
00:38AM0.33m
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:55
4:55
4:57
 mm
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
10
9
9
8
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
6
6
8
7
8
8
8
9
8
8
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
11
1.7
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
0.3
SSE
11
2.1
SE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
720
746
791
837
646
666
573
563
726
25
703
723
739
702
612
573
575
600
529
540
463
399
378
386
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
19
1.5
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
Energy kJ
446
331
280
207
96
51
50
28
32
113
469
842
1125
1209
1499
1165
962
763
621
498
478
384
341
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.3
S
18
1
S
19
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
6
57
738
16
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
7
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.7
S
7
2.1
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
1.6
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
7
Energy kJ
28
108
124
124
155
187
181
158
311
719
1176
1236
276
212
183
131
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
107
107
107
107
115
118
110
118
118
118
118
118
118
110
42
42
40
40
40
5
31
31
0
21
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Rating
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3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
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4
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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