Waipapakauri Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 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
20.9° 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 5AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (23 Feb)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (23 Feb)7ft (2.2m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
3
3
3
!
!
!
!
!
4
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)151514141414141313131212121212121212121211181817
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17761647138213441484180418221668161913521182986884723723494389303303259258375370754
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10AM
2.19
2:32PM
2.22
2:58AM
2.16
3:21PM
2.15
3:52AM
2.12
4:15PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32PM
0.13
7:49AM
0.26
8:18PM
0.16
8:41AM
0.34
9:09PM
0.21
9:39AM
0.41
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:07-------7:07-------7:09---
Sunset-------8:13-------8:12-------8:09
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171617181921211917161615172121201918171718202120
Feels °C (?)151517191819181715151515172119181717161618202019
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