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Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.1° 

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 (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 8AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (07 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (07 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tue
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.5
E
8
0.4
SE
10
0.5
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
29
29
28
29
176
327
109
116
38
40
43
47
33
33
33
32
18
15
14
13
8
7
23
26
50
47
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
0
WSW
0
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
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
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:52AM1.43m
5:11PM1.44m
5:43AM1.44m
6:01PM1.43m
6:31AM1.46m
6:49PM1.42m
Low Tide
10:37PM0.17m
11:01AM0.24m
11:28PM0.18m
11:54AM0.25m
00:16AM0.18m
12:43PM0.25m
1:01AM0.19m
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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1
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Temp °C
19
19
18
22
25
25
21
18
18
16
17
20
23
25
23
18
16
16
16
19
19
16
15
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
18
19
18
23
24
23
20
17
17
15
16
18
19
21
20
16
14
14
15
19
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
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