Surf Forecasts:
Waipaoa River surf forecast from 26 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 27 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 28 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, E swell with 1,732 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 27 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E 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 Saturday (Jun 27) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Waipaoa River in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 28) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Sat 27th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Sat 27th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Sun 28th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Waipaoa River over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 710 | 951 | 815 | 707 | 1732 | 778 | 712 | 530 | 450 | 681 | 911 | 1036 | 763 | 505 | 361 | 342 | 360 | 320 | 281 | 238 | 221 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:19PM1.36m | 3:34AM1.32m | 4:06PM1.37m | 4:21AM1.31m | 4:51PM1.39m | 5:07AM1.32m | 5:37PM1.41m | 5:53AM1.32m | 6:22PM1.43m | 6:38AM1.33m | 7:06PM1.44m | 7:23AM1.33m | 7:49PM1.45m | 8:06AM1.32m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:28PM0.36m | 9:46AM0.30m | 10:16PM0.37m | 10:32AM0.30m | 11:04PM0.36m | 11:18AM0.30m | 11:51PM0.34m | 12:04PM0.28m | 00:38AM0.33m | 12:49PM0.27m | 1:23AM0.31m | 1:33PM0.26m | 2:08AM0.30m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 |
 | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | 4:58 |
mm | 5 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | 710 | 951 | 815 | 707 | 980 | 778 | 712 | 530 | 450 | 681 | 591 | 573 | 539 | 454 | 342 | 342 | 360 | 320 | 281 | 238 | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 415 | 209 | 106 | 49 | 433 | 362 | 446 | 207 | 52 | 28 | 329 | 1036 | 763 | 505 | 361 | 261 | 82 | 233 | 154 | 158 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 18 | S 9 | S 19 | SSE 8 | — | — | S 18 | — | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | SSE 15 | S 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 110 | 39 | 30 | 12 | — | — | 6 | — | 135 | 82 | — | — | — | 128 | 88 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 150 | 1732 | 22 | 41 | 89 | 181 | 235 | 911 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 31 | 0 | 40 | 42 | 107 | 107 | 118 | 103 | 118 | 118 | 42 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
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