Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.8
NNE
4
0.5
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
S
16
0.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
39
26
19
96
115
74
57
32
62
58
54
95
56
28
26
20
23
20
44
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
E
15
E
10
NE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
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
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:59AM1.53m
00:23AM1.46m
12:57PM1.53m
1:22AM1.45m
1:56PM1.54m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.19m
6:38AM0.15m
7:14PM0.20m
7:35AM0.15m
8:14PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
4
1
1
Temp °C
12
16
14
13
11
10
8
8
12
18
16
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
14
12
11
Feels °C
9
12
10
10
8
6
4
4
8
15
11
10
9
11
13
13
13
14
13
9
8
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