Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
13.2°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 1AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
S
16
0.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
26
15
96
115
73
57
32
62
57
53
96
56
28
26
25
23
20
26
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
NNE
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
SW
15
W
10
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:23AM1.46m
12:57PM1.53m
1:22AM1.45m
1:56PM1.54m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.19m
6:38AM0.15m
7:14PM0.20m
7:35AM0.15m
8:14PM0.19m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
3
1
2
Temp °C
15
13
11
10
9
8
12
18
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
10
8
6
5
4
8
14
11
10
10
11
12
14
13
15
11
9
9
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