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 5 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST

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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 15.5° 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 11AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	13s
Evening (16 Sep)	7ft (2.2m)	13s

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

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	Tuesday 16							Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM
Rating (10 max)	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	0	0	0	0	0	0	!	!	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	13	16	16	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	11
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	2323	4418	3909	3909	1686	1713	1946	1996	2056	2474	2447	2355	3688	2322	1761	1772	2167	2142	1997	2284	3122	2785	2211	1847
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	SW	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		3:39AM 2.03				4:21PM 2.06				4:42AM 1.96				5:27PM 2.03				5:49AM 1.94					6:31PM 2.04
Low Tide / height (m)				9:24AM 0.34				10:07PM 0.50				10:28AM 0.42				11:12PM 0.52				11:34AM 0.44

	Tuesday 16							Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
Sunrise	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	4	2	-
Temp. °C	13	13	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	14	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	16	16	16	15	14	13
Feels °C (?)	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	13	12	12	12	10	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	9

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at Waipapakauri Beach (moderate winds from the SW at Kaitaia Airport 11 km from Waipapakauri Beach). A 2.3m groundswell from the SW is too big for here
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1 h 5 min ago

24 km/h

Cross-On

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