Waipaoa River Surf Break
Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Waipaoa River

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
15.4° C

Normal 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 (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 7AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (08 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
16
2.1
SSE
8
3
S
9
4
S
10
6
S
14
7
S
17
5.5
SSE
18
5
SSE
18
6.5
S
17
5.5
S
16
5
S
15
4.5
S
14
4
SSE
14
4
S
13
3.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
133
157
188
139
94
46
122
176
147
547
1703
3460
13775
30216
19251
17633
23947
15550
11047
8365
6115
5131
3699
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:04PM1.40m
11:28AM1.27m
11:47PM1.40m
12:15PM1.29m
00:34AM1.41m
1:06PM1.33m
Low Tide
5:26AM0.30m
5:34PM0.32m
6:10AM0.28m
6:21PM0.31m
6:56AM0.24m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
9
15
17
14
12
13
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
12
11
10
11
13
13
11
Feels °C
7
5
5
6
5
12
14
12
9
9
5
5
2
3
2
1
2
4
5
5
6
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
S
15
2.2
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
10
4
SSE
15
5
SSE
18
5
SSE
17
4
SSE
16
3.5
SSE
16
3.5
SSE
15
3
SSE
14
2.5
SSE
14
2.5
SSE
14
Energy kJ
93
133
157
188
139
94
46
70
176
147
119
721
1412
7398
16556
13480
9324
6575
4829
3385
2946
2510
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
19
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.6
SSE
21
1.5
SSE
21
1.8
SSE
22
Energy kJ
2
2
6
6
6
27
12
122
45
31
3
336
1868
3001
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
20
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
18
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
7
8
8
8
7
6
31
2
1
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
4
2.1
SSE
8
3
S
9
4
S
10
6
S
14
7
S
17
5.5
SSE
18
5
SSE
18
6.5
S
17
5.5
S
16
5
S
15
4.5
S
14
4
SSE
14
4
S
13
3.5
S
12
Energy kJ
1
547
1703
3460
13775
30216
19251
17633
23947
15550
11047
8365
6115
5131
3699
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
7
3
4
7
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
96
96
110
284
129
129
284
124
113
124
122
122
122
113
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
5
6
5
9
9
8
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
5
6
6
7
9
8
9
9
6
5
6
5
5
5
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