Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
15.9°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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 4AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
36
33
29
14
13
12
12
23
27
34
43
127
94
66
68
57
107
70
83
65
93
87
80
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:09AM1.55m
7:30PM1.54m
8:00AM1.61m
8:22PM1.56m
8:51AM1.66m
9:14PM1.58m
Low Tide
00:55AM0.12m
1:23PM0.14m
1:45AM0.07m
2:16PM0.10m
2:36AM0.04m
3:09PM0.07m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:03
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7:37
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7:38
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1
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Temp °C
15
16
16
17
18
19
14
12
12
12
11
14
17
18
18
16
13
14
13
16
20
21
17
14
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
13
18
10
9
10
11
10
13
13
14
14
11
8
9
8
11
15
17
12
9
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