Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is

13.0° C

Waipaoa River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 11AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	18s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	17s
Evening (19 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 19							Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	1	2	2	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1853	1548	1377	1136	950	702	653	540	540	507	487	604	1548	2133	2668	2293	1929	1578	1310	1107	867	706	561
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NW	SSW	SSW	SW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SE	E	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				9:39AM1.53m				10:03PM1.62m				10:33AM1.50m				10:54PM1.55m				11:25AM1.46m
Low Tide		3:32AM0.03m				3:49PM0.07m				4:23AM0.06m				4:41PM0.13m				5:13AM0.11m				5:33PM0.20m


	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	7	9	14	14	11	12	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	10	8
Feels °C	5	4	7	12	9	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	7	7	6	7	7	7	7	8	9	9	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 19	SSE 17	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14
kJ	1853	1548	1377	1136	950	702	653	540	540	507	487	604	1548	2133	2668	2293	1929	1578	1310	1107	867	706	561
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	545	427	421	351	317	249	233	230	164	48	58	51	158	119	115	113	111	109	95	69	69	69	65
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 5	S 6	S 6	—	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	34	41	40	—	164	164	161	177	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 5	S 6	S 6	SSE 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	2	69	80	75	52	83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Old Man's Hat Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	3	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	73	0	50	41	41	0	0	41	40	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Wainui Beach - Stockroute		Waipaoa River		Aurora Point	Aurora Point	Aurora Point	Last Chance	Aurora Point	Aurora Point	Last Chance	Waipaoa River	Waipaoa River	Last Chance	Last Chance	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Table Cape Reefs	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		3		4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5

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