Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
15.3° 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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 1AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.3
NNW
5
1.4
NNW
6
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
8
8
14
13
13
19
31
102
135
119
116
116
87
92
93
97
93
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:15PM1.84m
2:28AM1.82m
3:09PM1.81m
3:22AM1.77m
4:04PM1.80m
Low Tide
8:36PM0.58m
9:02AM0.46m
9:31PM0.63m
9:53AM0.49m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
2
1
2
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
10
11
11
15
16
13
13
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
11
11
10
9
7
8
8
11
12
8
11
8
6
3
4
4
4
4
5
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