Surf Forecast Surf Report

Waipapakauri Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 20 May 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Waipapakauri Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waipapakauri Beach sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipapakauri Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapakauri Beach at 12PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (20 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (20 May)8ft (2.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Waipapakauri Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.5
SW
2.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141414151515141414141413131313131312121817161615141414141421142020191918181817171716161616161615151414141410
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4292417839163517328529272570219720652457299931973154294427472424203518031561153714171210119194477312011651270226012038195619561830180418042020187518362364272330402423383332973051265322591793159113331224976864733551466407401395445
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
0
NNE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12AM
2.02
2:26PM
1.89
3:03AM
2.02
3:19PM
1.89
3:58AM
2.05
4:19PM
1.92
4:55AM
2.10
5:24PM
1.99
5:55AM
2.17
6:31PM
2.10
6:55AM
2.24
7:35PM
2.23
7:55AM
2.31
8:34PM
2.36
8:53AM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09AM
0.50
8:18PM
0.46
9:01AM
0.47
9:13PM
0.46
9:56AM
0.41
10:13PM
0.44
10:54AM
0.32
11:15PM
0.39
11:52AM
0.22
12:18AM
0.33
12:50PM
0.12
1:19AM
0.26
1:46PM
0.03
2:16AM
0.21
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise--7:18-------7:18-------7:18-------7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-
Sunset----5:29-------5:28-------5:28-------5:27-------5:25-------5:25-------5:24-------
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Rain (mm)
---------------------------------------------------1-------1
Temp. °C141414151514151515161617171717161615161718171616161515171716161514141416171616151515151617171616171717181818171718181819
Feels °C (?)9910101111131414151515161616151514151516161616161515171614141413131315161514131313131415151415161616151515141516161617
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