Surf Forecasts:
Waipaoa River surf forecast from 12 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 16 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 17 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period, SSE swell with 5,351 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 15 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Waipaoa River this week:
The surf forecast for Waipaoa River over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 15) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 14s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Waipaoa River in the next 16 days are 4.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 17) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Friday (Oct 16) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Thu 15th Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Fri 16th Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 17th Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Waipaoa River over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 14 | SSE 14 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | S 7 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 222 | 4918 | 4063 | 5351 | 4506 | 2767 | 1358 | 1345 | 1334 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 8:02PM1.49m | 8:29AM1.52m | 8:48PM1.47m | 9:14AM1.51m | 9:33PM1.44m | 9:58AM1.49m | 10:17PM1.41m | 10:42AM1.46m | 11:02PM1.37m | 11:26AM1.43m | 11:46PM1.32m | 12:11PM1.39m | 00:32AM1.28m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:56PM0.17m | 2:16AM0.14m | 2:43PM0.19m | 3:01AM0.16m | 3:29PM0.21m | 3:45AM0.19m | 4:14PM0.23m | 4:28AM0.23m | 4:58PM0.27m | 5:12AM0.27m | 5:43PM0.31m | 5:56AM0.31m | 6:29PM0.34m | ||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 2613 | 1918 | 2442 | 2466 | 1519 | 712 | 747 | 519 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | S 14 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 394 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 3 | E 9 | SE 5 | — | NE 4 | E 9 | S 14 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | N 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | S 7 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 222 | 4918 | 4063 | 5351 | 4506 | 2767 | 1358 | 1345 | 1334 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 127 | 57 | 210 | 28 | 170 | 44 | 301 | 240 | 149 | 0 | 73 | 73 | 94 | 118 | 73 | 122 | 73 | 50 | 127 | 0 |
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