Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 11PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
2
1
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
17
1.3
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
1.1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
928
907
731
679
519
472
467
368
299
257
199
193
152
149
110
87
104
103
101
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NE
5
NW
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:18PM1.40m
5:37AM1.31m
6:02PM1.44m
6:23AM1.35m
6:46PM1.46m
Low Tide
11:34PM0.31m
11:46AM0.27m
00:20AM0.27m
12:32PM0.24m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
10
9
11
16
16
14
12
12
13
14
15
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
11
10
9
9
8
7
9
14
13
11
9
9
11
12
12
14
14
13
13
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