Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
15.1°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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 1PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (03 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
1.4
NE
6
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
E
6
0.3
SSE
11
1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
8
20
32
12
20
24
21
20
18
36
43
110
128
137
137
118
110
57
102
96
46
29
23
84
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:28PM1.58m
1:59AM1.44m
2:26PM1.54m
2:59AM1.42m
3:23PM1.50m
3:57AM1.42m
Low Tide
7:09AM0.13m
7:49PM0.13m
8:08AM0.17m
8:47PM0.15m
9:07AM0.20m
9:43PM0.16m
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Temp °C
13
13
18
21
22
18
15
14
13
14
19
20
21
19
18
15
13
13
17
18
19
18
17
16
16
17
Feels °C
11
11
16
18
20
15
12
11
10
12
18
16
18
18
17
14
12
12
16
16
18
18
17
15
15
16
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