Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.4° C
1.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 5PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
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2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
4
SSE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1159
1716
1782
1985
2102
2570
3098
1924
1509
3069
2675
1336
1048
876
862
1313
1129
891
882
805
476
433
360
314
Wind (km/h)
35
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
40
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:39PM1.40m
00:58AM1.45m
1:33PM1.45m
1:54AM1.47m
2:31PM1.51m
2:53AM1.49m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.20m
6:48PM0.26m
7:17AM0.17m
7:44PM0.23m
8:11AM0.14m
8:44PM0.20m
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7:24
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7:24
7:24
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5:00
5:00
5:01
5:02
 mm
2
6
4
5
3
9
7
16
6
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
8
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
5
4
5
4
2
3
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
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