Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is

12.5° 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 (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 10AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Evening (24 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24							Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ESE 11	E 8	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 11	E 12	E 11	E 11	SSW 6	S 7	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	S 8	S 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	21	20	19	11	21	49	55	82	123	163	174	163	169	160	151	245	240	242	247	425	384	413	537
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	W	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:22AM1.35m				1:54PM1.36m				2:11AM1.31m				2:43PM1.35m				2:59AM1.29m					3:31PM1.35m
Low Tide			7:35AM0.28m				8:03PM0.36m				8:22AM0.31m				8:52PM0.38m					9:10AM0.33m


	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	8	8	10	15	15	13	14	13	12	12	12	13	11	11	10	9	9	8	9	9	10	9	8
Feels °C	4	5	7	11	11	9	11	11	9	9	9	9	6	7	4	4	4	3	5	4	4	3	2
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 8	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 11	E 12	E 11	E 11	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	6	7	7	8	21	49	55	82	123	163	174	163	169	160	151	115	88	88	90	121	177	193	234
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 8	ENE 5	SE 18	SE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	E 11	E 11	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13
kJ	21	20	19	9	9	8	8	8	3	3	2	49	77	111	147	116	114	242	233	425	384	372	361
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	E 19	SE 19	SE 18	SE 18	NE 8	NNE 9	S 18	ESE 16	ESE 15	E 11	E 12	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14
kJ	11	10	10	11	12	5	5	12	7	14	13	49	17	8	6	166	199	82	98	20	18	17	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NE 4	NE 6	—	—	—	S 8	SSW 4	S 6	SSW 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	58	—	—	—	1	15	89	245	240	212	247	247	319	413	537
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Happy Jacks Gisborne and Mahia	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Happy Jacks Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	32	57	32	44	5	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	50	50	73	73	50	50	50	60	73	60	60
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef		Blacks Reef		Makorori Point	Wainui Beach - Whales	Tuamotu Island	Wainui Beach - Whales	Makorori Centre	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach
Rating (10 max)	1		1		1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	1	5	5	5	7	6	5	8	7	6	5	4	4	4
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Cathedral Rock Australia	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Nine Mile New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge New Zealand	Stent Road New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators New Zealand	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Hanga Poukura Chile
Rating (10 max)	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	6	8	5	5	5	7	6	5	8	7	6	5	5	5	5

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