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Waipapakauri Beach Surf Forecast
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Waipapakauri Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 18 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Waipapakauri Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Waipapakauri Beach at 3AM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waipapakauri Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 6256 | 5831 | 5141 | 4056 | 3373 | 2868 | 2545 | 2080 | 2080 | 1532 | 2719 | 1448 | 3216 | 3059 | 2772 | 2594 | 2246 | 1956 | 1983 | 1885 | 1860 | 1672 | 2233 | 2090 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:08PM 2.04 | 7:36AM 1.94 | 8:02PM 2.06 | 8:32AM 1.99 | 8:51PM 2.09 | 9:21AM 2.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:50AM 0.46 | 1:11PM 0.45 | 1:44AM 0.40 | 2:05PM 0.42 | 2:32AM 0.34 | 2:52PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland
Offshore wind has become very light (calm at Kaitaia Airport 11 km from Waipapakauri Beach). Surf should be turning clean at Waipapakauri Beach. A 3.1m long period groundswell from the SW is too big for here- Cross-off wind 18 km from Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks has become light (calm at Kaitaia Airport). Waves should be turning clean at Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks. A 3.1m long period groundswell from the SW
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