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Waipu Cove Surf Forecast
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Waipu Cove surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 26 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Waipu Cove today?
The current surf forecast for Waipu Cove at 4PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waipu Cove. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 25 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 52 | 104 | 333 | 481 | 727 | 889 | 1114 | 735 | 493 | 335 | 247 | 145 | 91 | 68 | 49 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:05AM 2.02 | 11:17PM 1.89 | 11:46AM 1.97 | 11:58PM 1.83 | 12:30PM 1.91 | 12:43AM 1.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:31PM 0.48 | 5:42AM 0.39 | 6:14PM 0.54 | 6:24AM 0.45 | 6:59PM 0.59 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 11 | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland
The wind is still cross-off at Waipu Cove (light winds from the W at Whangarei Aero Automatic Weather Station 32 km from Waipu Cove). 0.4m 6s windswell from the NNE with a 0.3m 13s groundswell from the NE and a 0.1m 11s groundswell from the N. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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