Waipu River Surf Break

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Issued: 5 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
17.4° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 10AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
12
1.1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
12
1.1
NNE
12
1.2
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
214
220
285
319
330
336
335
323
347
347
332
332
287
277
231
226
196
163
160
128
125
101
101
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:19AM2.23m
9:53PM2.41m
10:14AM2.17m
10:46PM2.36m
11:09AM2.10m
11:39PM2.27m
Low Tide
3:33AM0.13m
3:48PM-0.01m
4:28AM0.13m
4:42PM0.05m
5:23AM0.15m
5:36PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
10
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
11
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
12
1.1
NNE
11
1.1
NNE
12
1.1
NNE
12
1.2
NNE
11
1.2
NNE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.2
NE
11
1.1
NE
11
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
Energy kJ
226
214
220
285
319
330
336
335
323
347
347
332
332
287
277
231
226
196
163
160
128
125
101
101
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
20
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
SE
5
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
7
2
2
2
2
1
1
6
5
5
11
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
Energy kJ
3
7
7
6
6
6
1
1
1
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
5
10
5
7
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
9
9
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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