Waipapakauri Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 13 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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.9°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 12AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (14 Nov)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (14 Nov)7ft (2.1m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
!
2
!
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0
!
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4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.1
SW
1.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)131313121212111110101414141414141413131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67960459455854913741510145611818324651570185020252181231326292537231318851415132113921082
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
2.14
5:07AM
1.96
5:41PM
2.08
6:08AM
1.92
6:35PM
2.05
7:08AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27PM
0.44
10:42AM
0.46
11:22PM
0.45
11:40AM
0.50
12:16AM
0.43
12:37PM
0.51
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:13-------6:13--
Sunset-8:07-------8:08-------8:09------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1-----------2------
Temp. °C181715141415171817171616161618181816161514141517
Feels °C (?)151413121211131313141415141416151615151413131416
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