Waipu River Surf Break

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Issued: 5 am 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
17.5° 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 (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 9AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (15 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (15 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thu
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
16
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
12
0.6
NNE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
6
21
20
15
35
34
35
81
114
193
111
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:34AM2.20m
7:12PM2.34m
7:29AM2.24m
8:06PM2.40m
8:24AM2.25m
9:00PM2.43m
Low Tide
00:41AM0.27m
1:03PM0.03m
1:40AM0.20m
1:59PM-0.02m
2:37AM0.15m
2:54PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
14
16
16
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
12
12
13
14
15
13
11
11
11
10
12
10
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
N
3
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
10
0.9
NNE
12
0.7
NNE
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
5
5
5
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
6
21
20
15
35
26
30
81
114
193
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.6
NNE
12
Energy kJ
3
5
5
2
1
2
4
1
2
2
4
4
1
2
1
2
12
13
34
35
3
3
3
111
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
2
2
3
2
5
2
4
4
4
4
1
2
4
3
1
3
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.7
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
W
3
Energy kJ
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
10
7
3
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
157
152
157
204
227
204
99
62
159
152
152
152
152
152
105
59
59
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
9
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
5
7
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
4
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