Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
S
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
79
56
56
44
44
37
48
42
38
72
115
169
162
103
102
101
101
97
139
354
452
654
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
SW
5
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
ESE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
25
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:23AM1.47m
4:53PM1.59m
5:21AM1.49m
5:48PM1.60m
6:15AM1.51m
6:40PM1.59m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.11m
11:13PM0.12m
11:32AM0.10m
00:07AM0.09m
12:26PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
13
16
16
14
12
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
10
8
8
8
13
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
6
5
9
12
13
11
10
7
8
7
7
10
9
9
8
5
5
5
8
7
8
7
7
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