Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is

13.7° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 12AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13			Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 13	ESE 10	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	90	65	57	42	55	53	29	28	32	19	15	34	46	41	40	39	33	37	39	86	35	70	172	191
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	ESE	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:29PM1.63m				4:53AM1.54m				5:28PM1.68m				5:52AM1.57m					6:26PM1.72m				6:51AM1.58m
Low Tide				10:46PM0.12m				11:07AM0.03m				11:47PM0.08m					12:06PM-0.00m				00:46AM0.04m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—
	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	11	9	10	11	11	12	16	17	13	12	12	11	11	12	16	17	14	12	11	11	12	13	14
Feels °C	11	7	6	7	9	9	10	14	14	11	10	9	8	8	9	15	16	14	9	8	7	9	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 13	ESE 10	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 16
kJ	90	65	57	42	44	42	26	26	32	11	12	34	46	41	40	39	33	37	39	86	35	70	172	191
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	ENE 6	ESE 10	ESE 12	E 12	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	S 9	ESE 12	S 17	ESE 14	S 19	ESE 13	ESE 10	S 15	S 18
kJ	51	31	18	34	55	53	29	28	3	19	15	12	1	1	1	2	15	5	18	7	34	20	4	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 9	NE 4	NE 5	E 10	NE 5	SSE 12	ENE 6	ESE 10	NE 4	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 21	S 16	S 20	S 19	S 16	S 16	S 17	S 18	S 14
kJ	5	39	36	16	1	1	8	5	14	3	9	1	2	2	2	9	5	8	7	5	5	23	6	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 3	—	NE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	—	—	NW 3	NW 2	NW 2	NW 2
kJ	—	2	—	5	9	9	17	19	21	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	2	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	31	5	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	1	1	1	4	1	4	2	4	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	9	8	8	9	7	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	9	5	6

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