Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
12.5° C
1.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 9PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)--
Afternoon (15 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
!
2
!
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
9
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.2
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
472
422
432
442
354
246
205
181
742
1050
992
1258
1412
1479
1538
1696
1422
2585
2216
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:55PM1.66m
8:22AM1.55m
8:45PM1.62m
9:13AM1.53m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.04m
2:33PM0.06m
3:04AM0.06m
3:24PM0.11m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
5
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
12
5
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
8
8
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
9
4
4
3
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
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