Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is

13.5° C

Waipaoa River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waipaoa River today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 9AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	18s
Evening (16 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	17s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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)	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	SSE 23	SSE 22	SSE 21
Wave Graph
kJ	34	70	172	201	273	569	657	779	880	1055	1029	1273	1093	1095	936	880	857	742	722	702	586	1372	2308	2203
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	WNW	WNW	NW	E	E	NE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	ENE	S	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	off
High Tide			6:51AM1.58m				7:23PM1.73m				7:48AM1.58m				8:17PM1.72m				8:44AM1.56m					9:11PM1.68m
Low Tide	00:46AM0.04m				1:04PM-0.02m				1:43AM0.02m				2:00PM-0.01m				2:39AM0.01m				2:55PM0.02m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	7:20
	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	12	17	18	15	13	12	9	9	9	12	12	11	10	9	9	8	9	13	15	11	10	8
Feels °C	8	8	9	15	15	13	11	10	7	7	6	11	10	10	9	7	7	5	6	10	14	10	8	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 18	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	SSE 22	SSE 21
kJ	34	70	172	201	273	569	657	779	880	1055	1029	1273	1093	1095	936	880	857	742	722	702	586	569	2308	2203
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 15	E 20	E 13	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	S 15	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 14	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 23	ESE 14	ESE 13
kJ	20	35	4	7	87	6	5	20	7	11	8	18	62	149	187	140	119	289	183	143	140	1372	522	440
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 18	NE 10	—	SW 10	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	SSE 18	S 16	S 15	SSE 15	—	S 19	S 26	S 24	SSE 11	S 10	S 10
kJ	5	24	6	6	6	4	—	4	5	19	19	18	39	103	124	113	72	—	29	53	425	99	159	123
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 8	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	12	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Last Chance	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Tuamotu Island	Wainui Beach - Whales	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	8	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	7
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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