Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 11PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)--
Afternoon (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (10 Oct)1ft (0.3m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.3
SSE
19
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
62
69
61
59
89
82
64
104
44
43
30
28
20
10
12
12
10
9
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NE
5
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:55AM1.49m
7:15PM1.50m
7:43AM1.51m
8:02PM1.49m
Low Tide
00:43AM0.13m
1:06PM0.17m
1:31AM0.13m
1:56PM0.17m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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Temp °C
16
15
14
13
13
13
16
21
20
19
16
14
12
13
16
17
17
15
13
Feels °C
14
15
14
13
12
11
14
20
19
16
14
13
10
11
15
15
14
13
11
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