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: 11 am 07 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
15.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 4PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jun)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (07 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (07 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wed
10
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
16
1.5
S
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
4
SSE
21
5
SSE
17
5
SSE
18
5
SSE
18
5
SSE
18
5.5
S
16
5
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
64
127
73
93
136
161
188
139
73
92
122
176
149
202
919
1288
13155
14319
18146
17562
13951
16724
11493
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
30
S
20
SW
15
WSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:43AM1.27m
11:04PM1.40m
11:28AM1.27m
11:47PM1.40m
12:15PM1.29m
00:34AM1.41m
Low Tide
4:50PM0.31m
5:26AM0.30m
5:34PM0.32m
6:10AM0.28m
6:21PM0.31m
clear
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
12
10
8
8
8
9
14
17
14
11
12
10
10
10
12
11
11
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
8
8
10
10
8
5
5
5
6
11
14
12
8
8
4
6
6
4
2
2
4
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
1.8
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
9
4
SSE
21
4
SSE
17
3.5
SSE
16
Energy kJ
24
24
77
73
93
136
161
188
139
73
92
62
176
149
133
435
561
13155
9668
6584
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.1
E
9
0.5
S
15
1.1
SSE
21
Energy kJ
5
8
12
11
2
2
2
6
6
12
31
122
45
41
2
113
1113
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.1
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.3
SSE
21
Energy kJ
9
3
8
2
7
8
8
8
7
27
6
6
1
2
3
90
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
1
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.3
WNW
3
0.5
WSW
3
1.5
S
7
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
5
S
12
5
SSE
17
5
SSE
18
5
SSE
18
5
SSE
18
5.5
S
16
5
S
15
Energy kJ
12
64
127
1
6
202
919
1288
6909
14319
18146
17562
13951
16724
11493
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
1
9
4
5
4
4
9
Distance (km)
50
94
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
96
96
60
129
284
130
124
110
110
60
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
3
5
5
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
9
9
5
5
9
8
7
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
9
6
9
7
9
8
7
6
5
9
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