Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
15.8°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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 3PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (26 Oct)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (26 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
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
0.2
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
47
24
64
57
85
75
41
36
33
29
14
13
12
11
21
26
34
39
133
79
135
75
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
ESE
5
NE
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
5
N
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
off
High Tide
6:19AM1.47m
6:39PM1.49m
7:09AM1.55m
7:30PM1.54m
8:00AM1.61m
8:22PM1.56m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.20m
00:55AM0.12m
1:23PM0.14m
1:45AM0.07m
2:16PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:07
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6:05
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7:37
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2
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Temp °C
12
11
18
20
22
18
17
16
16
16
17
20
18
13
12
12
12
12
13
16
17
17
15
Feels °C
9
7
14
18
20
13
12
12
11
11
12
15
16
9
9
10
11
12
12
12
13
15
10
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