Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.1° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 11PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
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3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
SSW
11
2
S
11
1.7
SE
11
1.9
SSW
10
1.7
SSW
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1
SSE
16
1.4
SE
15
1.6
SE
14
1.7
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4368
3876
3489
2947
3355
2884
2484
1518
969
711
740
622
560
477
370
499
838
1031
1080
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
15
E
5
NE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:54PM1.46m
11:24AM1.44m
11:44PM1.46m
12:16PM1.47m
Low Tide
5:13AM0.18m
5:36PM0.23m
6:02AM0.17m
6:30PM0.22m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
8
6
7
5
6
9
10
7
6
6
5
5
6
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
0
0
2
2
2
0
1
3
5
3
3
2
1
1
3
6
6
7
5
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