Waipapakauri Beach Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (35.04° S 173.17° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Waipapakauri Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 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 18.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipapakauri Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapakauri Beach at 3PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Evening (17 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	11s

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

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	Monday 17					Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
	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	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	SW	W	SW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	11	12	8	12
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	570	450	349	259	174	116	75	73	50	138	155	184	206	200	240	220	184	258	233	101	104	112	82	124
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	WNW	W	W	NNW	ESE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	8:03AM 1.96				8:16PM 2.02				8:53AM 2.01				9:03PM 2.01				9:38AM 2.05				9:46PM 2.01
Low Tide / height (m)			1:32PM 0.50				1:57AM 0.37				2:20PM 0.48				2:41AM 0.34				3:05PM 0.46				3:23AM 0.33

	Monday 17					Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:09
Sunset	-	-	-	8:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:14	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	19	19	18	17	17	17	18	19	20	20	19	18	17	17	17	20	21	21	20	18	18	17	17
Feels °C (?)	15	16	16	16	15	16	16	17	18	19	20	20	20	18	16	17	20	21	21	21	19	20	19	18

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