Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.3° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 9PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
3
8
12
10
4
4
3
3
7
7
6
6
5
5
20
31
56
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
S
5
NE
15
NE
25
NE
20
N
15
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:56AM2.33m
11:14PM2.18m
11:49AM2.29m
00:09AM2.11m
12:44PM2.23m
Low Tide
5:25PM0.21m
5:43AM0.09m
6:21PM0.25m
6:39AM0.16m
7:21PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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6:20
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6:18
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7:50
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7:51
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Temp °C
16
17
17
15
14
14
14
13
13
15
16
14
13
12
12
11
13
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
10
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
8
10
11
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
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