Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Issued: 11 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is

13.6° C

Waipaoa River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 5AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
		Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	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	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	SSE 12	SSE 12	NNE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	373	373	307	276	231	231	170	174	200	200	161	145	100	94	90	65	57	58	61	41	29	28	24	28
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	SW	SSE	SSE	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			2:53AM1.49m					3:30PM1.57m				3:53AM1.52m				4:29PM1.63m				4:53AM1.54m				5:28PM1.68m
Low Tide	8:44PM0.20m					9:09AM0.10m				9:45PM0.16m				10:08AM0.07m				10:46PM0.12m				11:07AM0.03m


	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	8	8	9	11	11	10	9	8	7	7	8	12	15	12	10	11	10	10	12	14	15	13
Feels °C	5	6	5	5	7	9	8	8	7	5	4	3	4	8	12	9	7	8	8	8	10	10	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	373	373	307	276	231	231	170	174	200	200	161	145	100	94	90	65	57	58	61	41	26	26	24	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 18	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	ESE 10
kJ	176	211	201	186	123	118	105	98	92	73	70	43	59	57	51	32	18	34	55	31	29	28	14	19
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	S 10	SSW 10	S 15	S 9	S 14	SE 11	S 7	S 6	E 12	—	—	—	NE 12	NE 11	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 9	NE 4	NE 4	ESE 10	E 10	NNE 6	NE 6
kJ	33	7	20	233	7	203	31	32	22	3	—	—	—	5	5	19	36	16	3	1	10	8	3	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 7	S 7	S 6	—	—	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 2	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	—	—	NNE 6	NE 6
kJ	52	75	70	64	—	—	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	5	4	4	2	—	—	21	28
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	1	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	9	9	9	6	7

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