Waipapakauri Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipapakauri Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapakauri Beach at 3AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
1
1
1
0
0
2
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
WSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
3
W
2
WSW
1.7
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)101011111113131313131313131313131010121414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130013261428165517152270236222482045194217561528784878809878161483680821142141230027252974
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
2.10
8:51AM
2.23
9:20PM
2.23
9:40AM
2.31
10:10PM
2.34
10:29AM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:10AM
0.25
2:38PM
0.10
2:59AM
0.16
3:26PM
-0.00
3:48AM
0.11
4:13PM
-0.06
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------6:00-------6:00------5:58-
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------------111451-122
Temp. °C171717171818181816161617182019191817171618181816
Feels °C (?)141414151716151614141415151715161514161516151615
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