Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Issued: 5 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is

13.6° 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 (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 11AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s
Evening (17 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 17							Saturday 18								Sunday 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
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	880	1055	1029	1003	978	975	949	880	869	742	732	702	586	1952	2287	2374	1853	1778	1407	1149	961	719	688
Wind (km/h)	W	NW	NW	ENE	E	NE	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	S	SE	NW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	S	S	SW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off
High Tide			7:48AM1.58m				8:17PM1.72m				8:44AM1.56m					9:11PM1.68m				9:39AM1.53m
Low Tide	1:43AM0.02m				2:00PM-0.01m				2:39AM0.01m				2:55PM0.02m					3:32AM0.03m				3:49PM0.07m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	9	13	13	10	9	8	7	7	8	12	12	11	9	9	8	8	10	13	13	10	9
Feels °C	7	6	7	12	11	8	7	6	4	4	5	10	10	10	7	7	5	5	7	10	9	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16
kJ	880	1055	1029	1003	978	975	949	880	869	742	732	702	586	1952	2287	2374	1853	1778	1407	1149	961	719	688
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	S 6	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12
kJ	11	11	8	18	105	186	186	142	400	293	242	161	158	569	522	514	465	427	357	321	317	249	233
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	SSE 18	S 16	S 15	S 15	—	S 20	SSE 20	S 24	S 11	SE 6	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	—
kJ	5	19	19	17	39	103	124	113	109	—	7	37	432	224	19	—	—	—	—	7	12	11	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	—	—
kJ	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	36	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	31	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	9	4	5	8	5	6	6	6	6	6	6
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	6	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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