Waipapakauri Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.17° E

Waipapakauri Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipapakauri Beach sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.5° 

Waipapakauri Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Waipapakauri Beach today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipapakauri Beach at 1AM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)16ft (5.0m)14s
Afternoon (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (01 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9973
11070
8654
10139
9605
7923
9473
7672
7429
6942
6152
5497
4816
4124
3454
3050
2909
2626
2357
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:41PM2.24m
12:01PM2.17m
00:22AM2.22m
12:44PM2.16m
Low Tide
4:55PM0.21m
5:24AM0.16m
5:37PM0.23m
6:06AM0.15m
6:23PM0.28m
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clear
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
10
9
11
10
10
12
12
11
11
12
11
12
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