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Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.5° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.5
S
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
194
190
138
138
110
201
181
97
135
133
129
138
117
149
144
177
177
137
177
235
219
219
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
E
15
ENE
5
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:16AM1.29m
4:39PM1.40m
5:04AM1.34m
5:26PM1.44m
5:52AM1.40m
6:12PM1.48m
Low Tide
10:23AM0.30m
10:57PM0.27m
11:12AM0.26m
11:44PM0.22m
12:01PM0.22m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
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light rain
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Temp °C
6
6
10
12
12
10
9
8
8
9
12
16
14
13
12
12
13
14
18
17
17
16
10
Feels °C
2
2
7
8
8
7
6
4
4
5
9
12
10
11
9
8
9
10
14
13
13
13
6
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