Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.2° 

Waipu River 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 River today (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 3AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (29 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
14
0.7
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
176
181
173
222
219
168
168
163
206
196
190
187
141
139
139
139
101
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:33PM1.93m
6:43AM1.84m
7:17PM1.99m
7:27AM1.88m
7:58PM2.05m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.54m
1:11PM0.36m
1:45AM0.48m
1:54PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
10
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
8
10
9
9
10
9
9
10
10
12
12
10
9
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