Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.6° 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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 11AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (11 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
845
696
587
530
431
387
373
373
300
270
237
207
178
186
200
200
161
142
98
106
70
58
57
58
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:54AM1.47m
2:31PM1.51m
2:53AM1.49m
3:30PM1.57m
3:53AM1.52m
4:29PM1.63m
Low Tide
8:11AM0.14m
8:44PM0.20m
9:09AM0.10m
9:45PM0.16m
10:08AM0.07m
10:46PM0.12m
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clear
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7:24
7:24
7:24
7:22
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5:01
5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
11
10
9
8
7
7
8
12
15
12
10
11
Feels °C
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
8
8
8
7
5
4
3
4
8
12
9
7
9
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