Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.3° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 4AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (05 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
6
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.5
E
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.8
NE
7
0.4
SE
10
1.3
NE
7
0.5
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.5
ENE
7
1.3
NE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
137
120
110
57
54
51
58
24
23
23
22
60
89
29
31
32
73
23
174
30
115
30
184
30
30
17
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
10
N
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:59AM1.42m
3:23PM1.50m
3:57AM1.42m
4:19PM1.47m
4:52AM1.43m
5:11PM1.44m
5:43AM1.44m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.20m
9:43PM0.16m
10:05AM0.23m
10:37PM0.17m
11:01AM0.24m
11:28PM0.18m
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thunderstorm
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Temp °C
15
14
14
19
19
20
20
18
17
17
17
19
25
27
24
19
19
19
18
19
19
21
21
19
17
16
16
Feels °C
13
12
13
19
17
19
20
17
16
16
16
18
24
25
22
18
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
17
15
15
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