Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.1° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 3PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
229
186
190
190
163
155
155
202
238
238
243
251
154
151
346
398
371
333
296
267
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:41PM2.10m
5:01AM2.03m
5:42PM2.19m
6:02AM2.09m
6:39PM2.28m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.25m
11:11PM0.40m
11:33AM0.19m
00:14AM0.31m
12:33PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
8
7
Temp °C
11
14
16
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
12
14
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
11
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