Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipaoa River sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.2° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 7PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (15 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.7
SE
10
0.9
SE
12
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
189
196
171
137
128
103
122
103
81
81
99
94
199
151
133
125
100
81
58
58
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:44AM1.52m
9:04PM1.50m
9:30AM1.50m
9:50PM1.45m
10:16AM1.47m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.16m
3:18AM0.14m
3:44PM0.20m
4:03AM0.19m
4:30PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
5:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
14
15
12
11
10
10
9
13
15
16
14
11
9
9
8
15
17
16
15
12
Feels °C
8
10
12
10
9
7
7
6
11
13
14
13
8
5
5
4
11
12
12
11
10
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