Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
12.4°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 6AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
19
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
60
82
59
57
56
28
27
41
28
65
68
227
216
637
569
585
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:46PM1.46m
7:09AM1.39m
7:30PM1.49m
7:53AM1.42m
8:14PM1.50m
Low Tide
1:05AM0.22m
1:18PM0.21m
1:48AM0.18m
2:04PM0.19m
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
6
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
15
17
14
12
12
12
13
14
17
18
15
13
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
12
13
14
13
8
8
7
9
9
12
13
10
8
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