Waipu River Surf Break

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
17.1° C

1.0°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 (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 2AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (21 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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 morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
86
67
65
39
38
36
25
18
17
17
17
16
16
9
6
12
6
12
12
12
30
31
27
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
0
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:39PM2.27m
12:04PM2.02m
00:31AM2.17m
1:01PM1.94m
1:24AM2.06m
1:58PM1.89m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.20m
6:30PM0.25m
7:10AM0.25m
7:25PM0.36m
8:02AM0.31m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
17
18
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
15
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
11
15
16
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
11
12
13
13
13
14
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
Energy kJ
88
86
67
65
39
38
36
25
18
17
17
17
16
16
9
6
12
6
12
12
12
30
31
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
15
6
12
12
12
12
5
5
1
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
N
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
1
5
5
5
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
W
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
2
3
4
2
1
1
2
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
21
59
152
152
152
106
106
106
94
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
8
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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