Waipu Cove Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.03° S 174.51° E

Waipu Cove 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu Cove sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.3° 

Waipu Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Waipu Cove today (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu Cove at 2PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (30 Jul)5ft (1.5m)5s

Table - waves today at Waipu Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
1.5
N
5
1.6
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
NE
16
0.4
E
12
0.4
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
139
139
139
124
171
209
208
111
63
64
63
62
62
62
38
38
39
41
41
41
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:27AM1.88m
7:58PM2.05m
8:10AM1.92m
8:37PM2.10m
8:51AM1.95m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.32m
2:28AM0.42m
2:35PM0.29m
3:09AM0.37m
3:16PM0.28m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
4
Temp °C
12
15
16
14
13
14
13
12
12
13
15
11
10
11
9
9
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
12
12
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
7
7
9
6
7
9
9
8
6
7
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