Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.1° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 11AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
0
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
17
2.1
SSW
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
149
110
88
106
103
101
60
60
59
57
56
42
28
41
28
64
180
219
645
231
711
812
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
10
NNW
5
SW
0
W
10
SE
5
ESE
10
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
5
N
30
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:23AM1.35m
6:46PM1.46m
7:09AM1.39m
7:30PM1.49m
7:53AM1.42m
8:14PM1.50m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.27m
12:32PM0.24m
1:05AM0.22m
1:18PM0.21m
1:48AM0.18m
2:04PM0.19m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
18
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
15
16
13
13
13
13
11
12
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
11
12
13
16
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
13
14
11
10
9
8
8
9
10
9
10
6
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