Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.4° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 7AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
1.1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
390
561
498
1099
814
649
529
488
414
393
331
283
233
229
191
170
117
100
77
74
56
41
65
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:13AM1.49m
12:44PM1.58m
1:11AM1.46m
1:43PM1.56m
2:11AM1.44m
2:43PM1.54m
Low Tide
6:27AM0.11m
7:04PM0.15m
7:24AM0.14m
8:02PM0.17m
8:22AM0.16m
9:02PM0.17m
light rain
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cloud
light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:15
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1
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Temp °C
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
12
13
12
11
9
8
7
7
11
14
15
12
10
Feels °C
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
8
9
9
7
7
6
5
4
4
8
9
10
8
7
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