Waipapakauri Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 22 Jan 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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waipapakauri Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapakauri Beach at 8AM is: 0.4m 23s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)22s
Afternoon (22 Jan)2ft (0.6m)21s
Evening (22 Jan)3ft (0.9m)20s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131312562121212020191818181716161691010121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20519951811812636830534455255244662179979074566938475240219328053386526674378389
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
2.09
12:47PM
2.24
12:59AM
2.10
1:27PM
2.23
1:42AM
2.09
2:08PM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:55AM
0.27
6:30PM
0.33
6:37AM
0.26
7:13PM
0.29
7:21AM
0.28
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise---6:35-------6:35-------6:37----
Sunset-------8:40-------8:40-------8:39
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
151------------11----11--
Temp. °C222122212222222120191919202121201918171616171917
Feels °C (?)262021202020202019181918181818171513101010101312
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