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Waipapakauri Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 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
19.6° C
 (Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipapakauri Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapakauri Beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (26 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (26 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)121212121212111111111111111188121212118888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5805034033492632541831551257312312512512511310786868587110133203240
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:35AM
1.93
2:07PM
2.05
2:18AM
1.91
2:51PM
2.02
3:04AM
1.88
3:39PM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:13PM
0.51
7:19AM
0.42
8:00PM
0.52
8:05AM
0.45
8:47PM
0.51
8:54AM
0.48
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise---6:07-------6:07-------6:07----
Sunset-------8:20-------8:21-------8:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818182122212018181717202222211919181920202020
Feels °C (?)181819192122212019191818202121222120192021212019
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