Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.4° C
1.0° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 22s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 4PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)22s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.4
SSE
23
1.6
SSE
22
1.6
SSE
21
1.6
SSE
20
1.5
SSE
19
1.5
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
19
1.8
SSE
19
1.9
SSE
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
732
702
586
1952
2287
2124
1853
1548
1377
1136
908
702
653
540
540
500
487
604
1133
2374
2696
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
S
10
SE
0
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-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
8:44AM1.56m
9:11PM1.68m
9:39AM1.53m
10:03PM1.62m
10:33AM1.50m
Low Tide
2:55PM0.02m
3:32AM0.03m
3:49PM0.07m
4:23AM0.06m
4:41PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
12
12
10
9
8
7
7
9
14
13
11
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
6
10
10
9
7
5
4
4
6
11
8
8
10
9
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
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