Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is

13.6° C

Waipaoa River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 4AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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)	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	200	196	161	145	100	94	70	65	57	58	52	53	29	28	37	33	15	34	46	41	40	39	21	20
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	ESE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				3:53AM1.52m				4:29PM1.63m				4:53AM1.54m				5:28PM1.68m				5:52AM1.57m
Low Tide		9:45PM0.16m				10:08AM0.07m				10:46PM0.12m				11:07AM0.03m				11:47PM0.08m					12:06PM-0.00m


	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	7	7	6	8	12	15	12	9	10	11	12	12	15	15	13	13	11	11	11	12	16	17	14
Feels °C	5	4	3	2	4	8	12	8	6	7	9	10	10	11	12	11	10	8	7	8	9	14	16	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	200	196	161	145	100	94	70	65	57	58	52	42	26	26	37	33	12	34	46	41	40	39	21	20
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	S 12	S 12	SSE 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	ENE 6	ESE 12	E 12	S 9	S 9	NE 4	NE 4	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	92	73	70	43	59	57	51	31	18	34	33	53	29	28	14	3	15	12	2	2	1	1	15	15
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	E 12	—	—	—	NE 12	NE 11	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 4	ESE 10	E 10	E 13	S 12	E 10	NE 4	S 18	S 18	S 9	S 21	S 16	S 20
kJ	22	3	—	—	—	5	5	39	36	16	7	1	10	8	3	11	8	1	6	6	2	9	5	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	—	NE 3	NE 3	NNE 4	NE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NNE 3	NNE 6	—	—	NNE 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	2	3	3	4	8	17	4	1	12	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	0	31	5	0	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	2	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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