Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.3° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 2AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
0
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
4
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
10
3
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
431
530
541
473
473
473
473
425
433
433
416
349
432
1827
3612
2716
1063
1764
2375
2199
1902
1858
1895
1714
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
15
SW
35
SSE
40
S
45
SSW
35
S
40
SSE
40
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:18PM1.43m
11:47AM1.36m
00:06AM1.44m
12:39PM1.40m
00:58AM1.45m
1:33PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:40AM0.22m
5:56PM0.27m
6:26AM0.20m
6:48PM0.26m
7:17AM0.17m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
5
4
4
4
2
4
7
15
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
11
13
14
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
11
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
9
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
9
11
11
10
10
8
9
10
7
4
3
7
5
3
2
3
3
4
4
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
ESE
10
3
SSE
11
2.2
SSE
11
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
3
SE
10
Energy kJ
431
530
541
473
473
473
473
425
433
433
416
349
339
349
1759
1102
407
378
98
2199
1902
1858
1895
1714
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
9
0.7
S
10
0.2
S
17
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
0.1
SW
22
0.2
S
19
0.5
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
17
Energy kJ
33
18
17
42
41
39
36
35
33
32
28
94
23
473
454
18
29
166
113
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
NNE
8
0.1
S
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
50
48
44
17
16
7
23
58
28
2
31
25
23
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
1
SSW
9
0.9
SW
4
1.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
4
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
2.3
SSE
10
3
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
2.5
S
9
Energy kJ
3
5
4
181
26
432
1827
3612
2716
1063
1764
2375
37
33
60
30
973
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
50
118
118
118
127
122
122
118
122
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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