Waipapakauri Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 19 Feb 2026 NZDT
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
20.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipapakauri Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapakauri Beach at 10AM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (19 Feb)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (19 Feb)5ft (1.6m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
2
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)111818171616161616161515151515151514141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67774399686176520088978867017635055355355424294184725294856371668189022482376
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:41AM
2.27
11:57PM
2.17
12:22PM
2.30
12:40AM
2.19
1:04PM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51AM
0.22
5:21PM
0.24
5:33AM
0.18
6:05PM
0.17
6:17AM
0.17
6:48PM
0.14
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise--7:03-------7:03-------7:05-----
Sunset-----8:16-------8:15-------8:15--
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1--------------
Temp. °C181819202020191920191820201918171716182021191616
Feels °C (?)161616171819191920191717171718161614161818161415
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