Waipu River Surf Break

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Issued: 5 am 21 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 1PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s 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 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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)
1
1
1
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
E
6
0.7
E
6
1.4
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
65
39
38
36
25
18
17
17
17
16
10
10
9
12
6
12
12
6
11
18
38
152
231
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
0
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
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
8:20PM0.46m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<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>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
12
13
17
17
16
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
13
12
13
13
14
14
16
16
16
15
16
Feels °C
12
10
11
15
15
15
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
11
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
67
65
39
38
36
25
18
17
17
17
16
10
10
9
12
6
12
12
6
6
18
38
4
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
5
5
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
11
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
2
5
5
5
1
1
4
4
1
4
1
2
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
WNW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
S
2
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NNE
4
1.4
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
3
3
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
11
152
231
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
14
21
152
152
152
152
106
106
106
62
62
62
62
62
62
212
62
62
62
204
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
6
7
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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