Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
18.3°C
1.6° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (13 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (13 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
7
0.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
207
165
188
196
196
125
125
145
136
124
121
98
94
72
61
80
82
82
92
82
62
65
67
64
58
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
E
10
E
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:36AM2.08m
10:48PM1.92m
11:18AM2.03m
11:30PM1.86m
12:01PM1.98m
00:14AM1.80m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.29m
5:03PM0.43m
5:12AM0.34m
5:46PM0.48m
5:55AM0.39m
6:31PM0.53m
6:39AM0.45m
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clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
17
18
19
18
15
14
13
12
17
18
18
18
14
13
13
13
17
17
19
18
16
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
13
17
16
18
18
14
12
12
10
15
16
16
17
12
11
12
11
16
15
18
18
15
13
12
12
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