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Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 25 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Waipu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
19.9° C
 (Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 10AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (25 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (25 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

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Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Fri
28
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
0
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.9
NNE
1.2
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999988811111111111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)186155152311344284277223215347548584639712725806845906846792778672672672
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
0
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:22AM
2.01
11:33PM
1.84
12:04PM
1.99
12:18AM
1.80
12:48PM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
0.36
5:53PM
0.51
5:58AM
0.40
6:37PM
0.53
6:42AM
0.44
7:24PM
0.53
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Fri
28
Sunrise-6:00-------6:00-------6:00------
Sunset-----8:15-------8:16-------8:17--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171819191919191919181919191919181717202021221918
Feels °C (?)151617171718181919191917171820191818201820242119
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