Waipapakauri Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
20.8° 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 8AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (22 Feb)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (22 Feb)7ft (2.1m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
3
3
!
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4
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131314141415141414141414131313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2248237621261862225421352032194518891624138212381484180418221668161913521182986884723723494
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
2.20
1:47PM
2.27
2:10AM
2.19
2:32PM
2.22
2:58AM
2.16
3:21PM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
0.20
7:32PM
0.13
7:49AM
0.26
8:18PM
0.16
8:41AM
0.34
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----7:05-------7:07-------7:07---
Sunset-------8:14-------8:13-------8:12
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161515151719201816161819202221191717161518212220
Feels °C (?)141414141516161514151718202117161516151417202018
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