Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.6° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 8AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
1
NE
6
0.4
SE
9
0.7
E
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
9
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
117
117
77
74
41
41
40
78
25
36
73
86
133
136
150
112
189
146
116
109
84
84
80
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:11AM1.44m
2:43PM1.54m
3:12AM1.42m
3:42PM1.53m
4:12AM1.43m
4:39PM1.52m
Low Tide
8:22AM0.16m
9:02PM0.17m
9:22AM0.17m
10:01PM0.17m
10:21AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:37
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6:35
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6:33
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7:15
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7:16
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7:17
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 mm
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1
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Temp °C
8
8
7
12
14
14
12
10
9
9
10
12
14
15
14
13
14
14
13
14
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
5
5
4
9
9
9
8
8
6
6
8
11
14
14
14
13
13
13
11
10
10
10
11
11
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