Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Issued: 6 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is

18.2°C

Waipu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waipu River today (12 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (12 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Evening (12 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 12							Friday 13								Saturday 14								Sun 15
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	125	123	149	96	178	196	184	188	174	202	190	192	192	166	179	123	142	130	127	130	90	133	106	88	84	90
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WNW	NNE	N	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	S	ENE	ENE	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	ESE	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	glassy
High Tide			9:55AM2.11m					10:07PM1.97m				10:36AM2.08m				10:48PM1.92m				11:18AM2.03m				11:30PM1.86m
Low Tide	3:51AM0.25m					4:21PM0.40m				4:31AM0.29m				5:03PM0.43m				5:12AM0.34m				5:46PM0.48m				5:55AM0.39m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:05	—	—	—	8:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	18	20	20	19	15	15	14	14	17	18	18	18	14	13	13	12	17	19	20	18	14	13	13	13
Feels °C	15	14	17	19	19	17	14	14	14	13	17	16	17	18	12	11	12	11	15	18	18	16	13	12	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	125	123	149	96	178	196	184	188	174	202	190	192	192	166	179	123	142	130	127	130	90	133	106	88	84	90
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	N 6	N 6	ENE 9	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 14	ENE 11	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	NNE 7	N 13	NNE 7	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	NNE 7	N 12	N 12	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	25	29	19	66	38	38	38	37	50	33	32	31	31	15	31	18	31	30	13	12	17	11	11	23	17	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 15	N 15	N 6	NNE 11	N 10	N 10	NE 10	N 14	NE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	N 13	N 10	N 13	NE 10	NE 10	N 10	SSE 4	N 12	N 9	N 9	N 12	N 12	N 12
kJ	9	17	38	18	12	8	8	4	37	4	10	10	10	31	8	31	4	4	2	1	11	2	2	11	11	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	N 6	NW 3	WSW 2	WSW 2	SSW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 2	S 2	SSE 4	SSE 4	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	26	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	3	4	—	—	—	—	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	87	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Bland Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	5	5	5	5	9	5	2	2	8	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	8	9	8	7	7	7	9	6	5	5	8	4	4	4	4	4	8	6	9	7

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