Waipu Cove surf break

Waipu Cove surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 07 Sep 2025 NZST
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Waipu Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waipu Cove sea temperature is
14.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipu Cove today?

The current surf forecast for Waipu Cove at 9AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (07 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wed
10
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.6
NE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
NE
0.8
E
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
Period(s) (?)8888898888888877668610999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1521881621321081028566654949483857143155122113113998498103103
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:19AM
1.96
6:47PM
2.16
7:07AM
2.07
7:32PM
2.26
7:55AM
2.17
8:17PM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
0.40
12:43PM
0.27
1:18AM
0.27
1:31PM
0.19
2:03AM
0.15
2:17PM
0.13
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wed
10
Sunrise--6:33-------6:31-------6:31-----
Sunset-----6:06-------6:07-------6:07--
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1211111---
Temp. °C11121314131311111111111112121112121212111312109
Feels °C (?)577878888788888991010911876
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Waipu Cove (light winds from the SW at Whangarei Aero Automatic Weather Station 32 km from Waipu Cove). 1.1m 9s swell from the NNE to make surfable waves.

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32 km away, 1 h 32 min ago

17 km/h
SW
0.0
14.7
Air / Water (°C)
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