Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
15.6° C
0.3° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
1.3
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
55
55
58
33
31
30
29
29
29
29
153
219
153
105
83
53
41
31
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:11PM2.26m
11:38AM2.05m
11:59PM2.15m
12:29PM1.97m
Low Tide
5:47AM0.16m
6:02PM0.27m
6:35AM0.24m
6:52PM0.38m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
3
4
2
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
10
6
7
6
7
9
9
11
8
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