Waipapakauri Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 22 Aug 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
15.4° 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 4PM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (22 Aug)8ft (2.4m)17s
Evening (22 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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

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Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)161617161616161515151414141413161613151515161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)28392736327526342668270225062350198518081514126412971111778861874657767614711773502567
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09AM
2.08
8:43PM
2.21
9:04AM
2.14
9:33PM
2.27
9:54AM
2.19
10:19PM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:51PM
0.34
2:24AM
0.42
2:42PM
0.30
3:13AM
0.36
3:27PM
0.27
3:58AM
0.31
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Sunrise7:00-------6:58-------6:56-------
Sunset---6:00-------6:00-------6:01----
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------11111-
Temp. °C111313121212111111131312121212111214151413131413
Feels °C (?)81110991088811111010101081012131211101211
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Waipapakauri Beach (light winds from the S at Kaitaia Airport 11 km from Waipapakauri Beach). 2.2m 15s groundswell from the SW with a 1.1m 18s long period groundswell, also from the SW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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Actual: 36 min ago

19 km/h
S
Cross-Off
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