Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.8° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 11AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (07 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
6
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
1.4
E
10
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
ESE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
32
54
74
144
132
377
201
299
234
230
125
108
107
99
69
64
57
55
62
99
89
84
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:12AM1.42m
3:42PM1.53m
4:12AM1.43m
4:39PM1.52m
5:10AM1.44m
5:34PM1.52m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.17m
10:01PM0.17m
10:21AM0.18m
10:58PM0.15m
11:19AM0.18m
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6:35
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6:33
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6:31
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7:17
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Temp °C
9
10
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
7
8
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
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