Waipaoa River Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.72° S 177.94° E

Waipaoa River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipaoa River at 4PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (17 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (17 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
1
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3
2
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1
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.4
SW
8
2.2
SSW
9
3.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
2.2
SSE
15
3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1003
963
1956
1779
1689
1636
1468
682
758
1802
1256
1768
2622
3148
3508
3238
2944
3945
3317
2184
3314
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:13AM1.53m
9:35PM1.57m
10:03AM1.50m
10:23PM1.50m
10:51AM1.46m
Low Tide
3:24PM0.11m
3:52AM0.09m
4:13PM0.17m
4:39AM0.15m
5:02PM0.23m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
9
8
7
7
7
6
8
10
10
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
-2
-2
-3
-3
-2
-1
1
3
4
6
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