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Waipapakauri Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 01 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
21.0° 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 6PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (01 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (01 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
WSW
0.9
SW
2.3
WSW
3
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)12121111111111131212121212121212128121313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)420427413391391315278519473457403355349344303683236590268967477056706056035015
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
9:29AM
2.30
9:51PM
2.24
10:26AM
2.39
10:47PM
2.30
11:18AM
2.44
11:39PM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:14PM
0.38
3:34AM
0.21
4:09PM
0.31
4:25AM
0.17
4:59PM
0.27
5:12AM
0.16
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48
Sunset---8:35-------8:34-------8:32----
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Rain (mm)
--------11--------------
Temp. °C192222222122222223262423212121181919201919181818
Feels °C (?)202324242325252425262424232220151614161515151516
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