Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 11PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)--
Afternoon (07 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
15
1.7
SE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.6
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.9
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1187
1220
1080
990
854
594
521
496
480
407
298
283
237
233
229
191
160
132
245
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:38AM1.46m
1:13PM1.50m
1:35AM1.46m
2:11PM1.53m
Low Tide
6:30PM0.22m
6:55AM0.16m
7:27PM0.21m
7:51AM0.14m
8:27PM0.20m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
9
7
6
5
5
5
8
12
12
10
9
8
8
9
10
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
4
3
1
1
1
4
9
9
7
6
4
4
6
7
12
11
10
10
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