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Waipapakauri Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
SW
1.3
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131312121211111010101314141313131313161615141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3363764354144565084253862612003415816636426235945854646446201237128911841042
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:40PM
2.45
1:59AM
2.25
2:32PM
2.37
2:51AM
2.16
3:23PM
2.28
3:43AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:23PM
0.29
7:34AM
0.21
8:15PM
0.34
8:24AM
0.31
9:05PM
0.38
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sunrise-------6:05-------6:05-------6:05
Sunset---8:31-------8:32-------8:32----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202222211917161621242322181717172123222018181717
Feels °C (?)202121212017161620232221171616161921191716151312
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