Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Issued: 12 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is

15.8°C

Waipaoa River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

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 8AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave 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 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).
	Monday 26								Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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)	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SE 9	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	79	77	47	24	64	57	85	75	41	36	33	29	14	13	12	11	47	42	37	38	55	133	286	171
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	ESE	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	SSW	S	S	SSE	ENE	NNE	E	E	ENE	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	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-off	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	off
High Tide			6:19AM1.47m				6:39PM1.49m					7:09AM1.55m				7:30PM1.54m				8:00AM1.61m				8:22PM1.56m
Low Tide	00:06AM0.17m				12:31PM0.20m				00:55AM0.12m					1:23PM0.14m				1:45AM0.07m				2:16PM0.10m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:38	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	12	11	18	20	22	19	17	16	16	16	17	19	19	15	12	11	12	11	13	16	16	16	15
Feels °C	12	9	7	14	18	20	14	12	12	11	11	13	12	17	12	9	8	10	10	12	12	13	14	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 9	SSE 13	SSE 12
kJ	33	32	21	21	21	57	85	75	41	36	33	29	14	13	12	11	24	42	37	38	22	93	286	171
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 18	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	E 11	NE 4	NE 4	—	NE 5	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 13	S 13	NE 5
kJ	79	77	47	24	64	21	8	8	8	7	7	2	1	1	—	1	11	10	14	31	50	133	90	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	E 11	E 12	NE 5	E 11	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	SSE 14	SSE 13	SE 14	NE 4	SE 14
kJ	11	11	11	10	10	3	3	3	2	2	2	—	2	3	1	2	1	1	1	20	55	8	6	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 3	NE 2	N 2	NNW 2	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NW 3	—	S 4	S 5	—	—	NE 6	NNE 5	ENE 3	NE 8	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	3	3	—	9	47	—	—	8	3	6	35	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Mapere Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Mapere Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Outer Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Loisell's East Cape	Taits Beach (Waikari River) Hawkes Bay	Mahia Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Tracks Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	8	0	5	5	41	5	8	5	5	488	510	298	44	89	42	40	0	0	39	39	5	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe	Wainui Beach - Whales	Rolling Stones	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe						Mahia Reef	Rolling Stones	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Point Annihilation	Point Annihilation	Wainui Beach - Whales	Wainui Beach - Stockroute
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1						1	1	1	1	2	3	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Kaka Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Takou Bay Northland	Dunedin - Taieri Mouth Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	3	3	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	6	5	5	5

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