Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.7° C

1.4°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 9AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
3
2
0
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
19
1.1
SSE
19
1.7
SSE
18
1.8
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
48
88
72
70
67
62
57
53
30
30
62
63
67
70
795
1916
1938
1550
1107
736
565
452
347
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
10
WNW
5
S
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:58AM1.50m
11:22PM1.59m
11:53AM1.45m
00:15AM1.51m
12:48PM1.41m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.05m
5:06PM0.11m
5:43AM0.10m
6:00PM0.18m
6:34AM0.15m
6:54PM0.25m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:53
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
17
14
14
12
13
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
13
14
12
11
10
Feels °C
9
12
13
13
15
13
14
11
11
9
8
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
9
10
10
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SE
5
1.1
SSE
19
1.7
SSE
18
1.8
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
Energy kJ
56
35
88
72
70
67
62
57
53
5
30
28
63
51
34
795
1916
1938
1550
1107
736
565
452
347
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
19
0.8
SE
5
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
16
48
6
6
6
6
1
3
3
30
5
1
28
29
70
34
12
12
12
1
5
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
15
0.2
ESE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSE
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
26
6
8
21
8
8
6
1
2
6
4
4
1
5
40
1
3
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
1
SSE
5
0.7
ESE
5
1
SSE
6
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
E
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
19
14
62
19
67
15
24
3
12
16
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
3
2
2
Distance (km)
8
5
5
5
0
31
0
0
0
60
60
280
40
40
39
0
0
5
5
5
9
5
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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