Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Issued: 5 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.5° C

1.4°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 11PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)--
Afternoon (26 Jun)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (26 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
10
3
E
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
710
840
884
951
969
846
815
720
707
694
1351
1732
980
880
778
698
712
650
663
530
467
468
450
772
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:19PM1.36m
3:34AM1.32m
4:06PM1.37m
4:21AM1.31m
4:51PM1.39m
5:07AM1.32m
Low Tide
9:28PM0.36m
9:46AM0.30m
10:16PM0.37m
10:32AM0.30m
11:04PM0.36m
11:18AM0.30m
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:54
4:55
 mm
4
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
9
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
7
6
5
5
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
2
ESE
10
Energy kJ
710
840
884
951
969
846
815
720
707
694
872
980
980
880
778
698
712
650
663
530
467
468
450
772
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
415
320
260
209
217
153
106
75
49
257
454
433
394
362
362
510
446
326
280
207
141
87
52
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
10
0.5
S
9
0.2
S
19
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
32
110
47
18
39
30
13
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
S
9
2.5
ESE
10
3
E
10
0.5
S
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
8
1.1
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.7
S
7
Energy kJ
150
104
1351
1732
33
63
22
42
41
26
19
89
227
176
181
303
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
1
4
1
3
1
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
96
5
39
31
0
0
0
0
40
73
107
42
107
42
107
42
107
107
107
118
118
118
103
41
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
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5
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
7
7
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
6
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