Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.1° 

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 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 9PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)--
Afternoon (06 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (06 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
SE
10
0.5
E
8
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
29
41
29
29
134
77
84
138
37
151
119
38
29
32
33
33
33
31
29
16
15
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:52AM1.43m
5:11PM1.44m
5:43AM1.44m
6:01PM1.43m
6:31AM1.46m
Low Tide
10:37PM0.17m
11:01AM0.24m
11:28PM0.18m
11:54AM0.25m
00:16AM0.18m
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Temp °C
25
23
19
19
18
18
21
22
22
20
19
19
16
17
20
23
25
22
17
15
16
16
Feels °C
24
20
17
18
18
18
21
22
21
19
18
18
15
16
19
20
21
19
14
14
15
15
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