Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.7° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 1AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (24 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (24 Jun)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
4
0
0
0
2
2
!
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
14
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
9
2.5
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
9
2.4
SSW
9
2.2
SSE
10
3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
773
557
452
347
249
195
186
96
173
186
283
314
284
1164
1174
1084
359
392
282
858
880
1630
1378
1012
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
35
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:48PM1.41m
1:06AM1.44m
1:41PM1.38m
1:57AM1.38m
2:31PM1.37m
2:46AM1.34m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.25m
7:24AM0.20m
7:46PM0.30m
8:12AM0.24m
8:38PM0.34m
8:59AM0.28m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
4:54
 mm
1
3
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
12
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
11
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
10
9
8
10
8
12
13
15
7
4
5
6
6
5
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.9
SSE
9
1.2
E
10
2.2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
11
Energy kJ
773
557
452
347
249
195
186
96
173
141
102
101
70
330
349
421
359
392
282
599
279
917
726
531
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.4
E
10
Energy kJ
1
5
6
12
17
20
23
72
62
64
40
36
34
207
273
305
354
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
10
0.4
E
11
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
9
2.5
ENE
9
0.4
SSW
4
1.4
S
7
2.4
SSW
9
2.2
SSE
10
3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
10
Energy kJ
8
12
21
35
38
58
86
51
96
186
283
314
284
1164
1174
1084
6
178
858
880
1630
1378
1012
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
70
292
359
355
307
284
5
5
0
73
73
73
73
73
73
118
96
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
8
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
4
5
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