Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
12.6° C
1.4° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 2PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.7
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
593
529
493
450
190
160
172
306
211
696
568
525
307
242
317
237
210
161
156
133
126
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:39AM1.42m
11:58PM1.38m
12:27PM1.38m
00:45AM1.33m
1:15PM1.35m
Low Tide
5:50PM0.29m
6:10AM0.27m
6:38PM0.34m
6:57AM0.31m
7:26PM0.37m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
10
8
8
7
7
9
12
12
10
9
8
7
7
9
15
17
15
13
Feels °C
6
7
8
7
6
5
4
4
7
10
9
8
6
5
3
4
5
12
14
11
8
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