Waipaoa River Surf Break
Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Waipaoa River

Issued: 5 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
15.2° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 2PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (05 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (05 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
1.2
NE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
1.6
S
6
2.4
S
7
2.2
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
10
12
12
11
7
21
37
151
18
15
15
15
15
17
14
28
26
24
24
220
636
628
277
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
N
20
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:17AM1.31m
9:41PM1.42m
10:00AM1.28m
10:22PM1.41m
10:43AM1.27m
11:04PM1.40m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.31m
3:26PM0.29m
4:01AM0.31m
4:08PM0.30m
4:44AM0.31m
4:50PM0.31m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
16
19
19
18
16
16
15
15
16
17
18
15
13
13
14
12
14
13
12
11
8
7
Feels °C
13
12
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
15
13
10
10
11
10
11
6
6
6
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
20
10
12
12
11
5
21
37
36
18
15
8
9
9
9
9
28
26
24
24
12
305
284
277
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.4
NE
4
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
20
10
9
9
8
6
8
5
7
7
7
7
7
15
17
14
4
4
4
8
7
7
2
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
13
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
3
6
2
3
3
3
8
15
3
3
15
15
8
8
8
7
2
9
1
7
2
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NNE
4
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
0.2
WSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
1.6
S
6
2.4
S
7
2.2
S
8
Energy kJ
1
2
7
3
217
151
1
15
220
636
628
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Distance (km)
5
28
28
229
18
208
208
28
5
18
18
18
18
21
21
21
31
18
44
94
96
96
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
8
8
8
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