Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.8° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 11AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
34
29
14
13
12
17
28
20
24
27
92
70
69
69
58
107
70
79
64
95
89
81
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
30
NW
15
NNW
25
S
15
S
5
S
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
10
E
5
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:09AM1.55m
7:30PM1.54m
8:00AM1.61m
8:22PM1.56m
8:51AM1.66m
9:14PM1.58m
Low Tide
1:23PM0.14m
1:45AM0.07m
2:16PM0.10m
2:36AM0.04m
3:09PM0.07m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:07
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6:03
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7:37
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7:38
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Temp °C
16
16
17
18
18
13
12
12
12
11
15
17
18
18
16
14
13
13
16
21
22
18
16
Feels °C
10
10
13
13
17
9
9
11
11
10
13
13
15
16
11
10
8
7
11
17
18
14
11
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