Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.3° C
1.3° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 4PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
3
!
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.5
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
S
10
2.2
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
SSE
10
2.2
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
473
490
490
433
433
416
402
349
440
2445
1820
981
1602
2500
2090
2490
2287
1249
2595
2496
1316
1259
1827
951
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
SW
10
W
10
WSW
20
S
30
S
40
S
35
SSE
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:47AM1.36m
00:06AM1.44m
12:39PM1.40m
00:58AM1.45m
1:33PM1.45m
1:54AM1.47m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.27m
6:26AM0.20m
6:48PM0.26m
7:17AM0.17m
7:44PM0.23m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
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5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
2
3
5
2
3
7
8
8
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
9
11
10
10
10
7
9
9
10
6
4
6
4
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
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