Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
12.6° C
1.8° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 12AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (22 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
856
706
553
421
342
326
257
196
187
167
181
189
142
121
86
85
56
53
24
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
E
5
E
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:44PM1.48m
12:16PM1.42m
00:33AM1.41m
1:06PM1.38m
Low Tide
5:33PM0.20m
6:01AM0.17m
6:23PM0.27m
6:49AM0.23m
7:13PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
7
6
6
7
11
11
10
9
8
7
7
8
12
15
11
8
Feels °C
8
8
5
4
2
3
4
9
8
9
7
5
4
4
5
9
12
8
4
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