Waipapakauri Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 22 Nov 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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 3PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (22 Nov)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (22 Nov)6ft (1.8m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141515151414141414131313131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1133125114591521150015811460128911791163965951859821809809796790851851799761761748
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36AM
2.11
11:39PM
1.99
12:12PM
2.11
12:15AM
1.98
12:48PM
2.10
12:54AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:05PM
0.47
5:18AM
0.33
5:45PM
0.48
5:56AM
0.35
6:28PM
0.50
6:37AM
0.38
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:07-------6:07
Sunset---8:15-------8:16-------8:17----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192020191817161620202119171615151919191917161616
Feels °C (?)192021191817161521202017161614151920202018161616
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