Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 7AM is: 1.5m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)5ft (1.5m)18s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
22
1.6
SSE
21
1.6
SSE
20
1.5
SSE
19
1.5
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
18
1.3
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
19
1.7
SSE
19
1.7
SSE
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2287
2124
1853
1548
1377
1136
950
702
653
644
644
507
487
604
408
2133
2089
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:11PM1.68m
9:39AM1.53m
10:03PM1.62m
10:33AM1.50m
Low Tide
3:32AM0.03m
3:49PM0.07m
4:23AM0.06m
4:41PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
7
9
14
14
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
7
5
5
4
6
12
10
9
9
8
7
7
7
8
7
6
6
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