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Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Waipu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
18.9° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 6AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (21 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)10101010109999999999101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)661588490430412334327320282261255221221226295301307281275269269264269296
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
0
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
N
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		glassonononglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassononcross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glassononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:11PM
1.94
8:41AM
2.04
8:51PM
1.95
9:21AM
2.06
9:31PM
1.94
10:01AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:37AM
0.30
3:06PM
0.44
3:16AM
0.29
3:47PM
0.44
3:56AM
0.30
4:28PM
0.45
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise---6:01-------6:01-------6:01----
Sunset-------8:12-------8:13-------8:14
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C171616151718181918171616181920191917161518171818
Feels °C (?)171616151616171919181616181819192016151418151719
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