Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.5° 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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 7AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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)
0
0
0
0
0
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2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.5
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1864
2672
2655
2397
1936
2990
2555
1297
1070
959
862
1137
984
563
470
640
675
373
345
307
276
242
242
231
Wind (km/h)
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:58AM1.45m
1:33PM1.45m
1:54AM1.47m
2:31PM1.51m
2:53AM1.49m
3:30PM1.57m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.26m
7:17AM0.17m
7:44PM0.23m
8:11AM0.14m
8:44PM0.20m
9:09AM0.10m
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<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
5:01
5:02
 mm
5
4
5
8
5
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
11
9
Feels °C
4
2
3
3
4
4
5
3
3
3
4
5
5
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
8
9
7
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