Waipapakauri Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 02 Dec 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
20.5° C
(Which is 2.6°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 10PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)--
Afternoon (02 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (02 Dec)5ft (1.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
WSW
2.5
WSW
4.5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)12121111111111111013710121111111010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)723633515375389382303249226968634328568445721425635803087250421741952169014311162876
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
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)
7:19PM
2.18
7:59AM
2.16
8:20PM
2.25
9:01AM
2.29
9:21PM
2.31
9:59AM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17AM
0.19
1:46PM
0.34
2:15AM
0.10
2:46PM
0.27
3:11AM
0.03
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:05-------6:05--
Sunset-8:25-------8:27-------8:28------
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-1--1212221-------------
Temp. °C222120192019222220171617161618181918171717171819
Feels °C (?)2423211920182221171411119911121313131313141516
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