Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.9° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 4PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (11 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
587
563
431
606
373
373
300
276
237
207
174
182
200
200
161
145
113
94
70
58
57
58
61
54
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
SE
5
SE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
2:31PM1.51m
2:53AM1.49m
3:30PM1.57m
3:53AM1.52m
4:29PM1.63m
4:53AM1.54m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.14m
8:44PM0.20m
9:09AM0.10m
9:45PM0.16m
10:08AM0.07m
10:46PM0.12m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:22
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5:01
5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
9
8
8
7
7
9
11
10
9
8
7
6
8
12
15
12
10
10
11
12
Feels °C
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
7
9
8
7
5
4
2
4
8
12
10
7
7
9
11
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