Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 5AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
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0
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
6
1.8
SE
8
2.2
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
3
SSW
8
3
S
8
3
S
8
1.3
ESE
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
96
57
28
26
20
12
59
418
699
803
1302
1208
1014
219
693
504
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
SW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:22AM1.45m
1:56PM1.54m
2:23AM1.45m
2:57PM1.55m
Low Tide
7:14PM0.20m
7:35AM0.15m
8:14PM0.19m
8:35AM0.14m
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
17
13
11
11
11
11
8
8
10
10
10
11
10
Feels °C
9
11
14
14
14
11
8
8
8
4
0
-1
3
4
4
6
6
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