Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.1° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 10PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (02 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
16
1.7
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1961
1589
1364
1091
822
622
499
414
312
233
180
158
121
84
68
45
42
25
24
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-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
off
High Tide
9:45PM1.50m
10:13AM1.51m
10:34PM1.49m
11:04AM1.52m
Low Tide
4:02AM0.13m
4:28PM0.17m
4:51AM0.14m
5:20PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
10
8
8
11
18
19
16
12
13
14
15
16
16
16
17
14
Feels °C
13
12
10
7
4
5
7
15
15
12
8
9
10
11
13
12
11
14
11
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