Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Issued: 11 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.4° C

1.2°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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 6PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.3
E
9
1.6
NE
8
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.7
NE
8
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
456
498
281
319
282
239
380
234
246
301
307
500
596
541
588
588
573
584
584
584
584
584
573
537
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
E
10
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
E
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:15AM1.31m
10:34PM1.43m
11:00AM1.33m
11:18PM1.43m
11:47AM1.36m
00:06AM1.44m
Low Tide
4:22PM0.28m
4:56AM0.24m
5:07PM0.28m
5:40AM0.22m
5:56PM0.27m
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
5
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
14
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
11
9
9
10
9
7
8
9
12
11
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
8
8
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
Energy kJ
175
230
281
241
282
239
280
234
246
301
307
500
596
541
588
588
573
584
584
584
584
584
573
537
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
4
9
8
30
36
69
61
60
58
22
20
19
19
19
44
42
41
39
37
35
34
32
16
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
S
8
0.5
SSW
13
0.1
S
20
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
9
4
4
3
3
61
10
21
53
51
50
50
48
17
16
16
66
21
99
8
31
6
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
S
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.6
S
7
1.2
S
5
Energy kJ
456
498
319
269
229
380
26
22
92
32
30
58
40
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
79
10
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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