Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
14.0° 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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 5AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jun)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (16 Jun)3ft (0.9m)6s

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 Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
2
3
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.9
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
1.3
S
8
0.4
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
59
57
59
50
41
35
34
63
68
28
27
174
85
188
236
175
208
73
160
143
529
561
480
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
W
5
N
10
E
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
6:11AM1.59m
6:45PM1.74m
7:09AM1.60m
7:42PM1.76m
8:07AM1.60m
Low Tide
00:05AM0.06m
12:25PM-0.02m
1:04AM0.03m
1:23PM-0.03m
2:02AM0.01m
2:20PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
4
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
12
13
12
11
11
10
9
8
8
12
14
12
12
12
12
11
11
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
6
5
5
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
10
12
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
Energy kJ
42
59
57
56
40
38
12
29
28
27
18
12
174
58
188
236
175
41
40
105
105
529
561
480
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
S
6
0.3
SE
11
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
13
Energy kJ
37
17
18
59
50
41
35
34
32
26
28
27
6
85
6
20
32
70
73
160
143
3
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
19
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
SSE
16
0.4
S
15
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
5
0.3
SE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SE
8
0.6
S
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
7
4
4
3
9
3
16
15
14
24
71
14
3
1
20
37
33
89
12
11
20
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.9
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.3
SW
2
0.6
S
4
1
S
8
1.3
S
8
Energy kJ
1
63
68
1
11
117
208
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
60
60
63
42
0
0
0
9
9
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
6
8
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
6
8
9
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