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Waipapakauri Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 18 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
21.4° C
 (Which is 1.1°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 5PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (18 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)121112111111111212121212121111111112121212141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)644492420315241237183187190167167164132123121121123130869799241277269
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:05AM
2.05
10:08PM
1.96
10:47AM
2.12
10:52PM
2.02
11:27AM
2.18
11:35PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:34PM
0.60
3:49AM
0.41
4:19PM
0.52
4:32AM
0.34
5:03PM
0.45
5:14AM
0.29
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:33-------6:33
Sunset---8:43-------8:42-------8:42----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1145532---------
Temp. °C202222201919191920201920202020202021212220202020
Feels °C (?)171718161616161618181819202120202020192118181717
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