Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is

15.7° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 8PM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Evening (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 15	ENE 19	E 18	E 18	E 17	E 17	E 17	E 16	E 16	E 16	E 16	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14
Wave Graph
kJ	19	10	14	30	12	17	72	168	227	291	283	277	264	325	240	234	219	216	163	161	155	104	103	102
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide			8:09AM2.22m				8:42PM2.42m					9:02AM2.21m				9:33PM2.41m				9:55AM2.18m				10:23PM2.35m
Low Tide	2:22AM0.15m				2:38PM-0.01m					3:16AM0.10m				3:30PM0.01m				4:08AM0.09m				4:21PM0.06m


	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	5:28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	15	16	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	14	13	12	12	11	11	12	13	13	12	12	13
Feels °C	12	11	11	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	10	11	10	9	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 13	E 13	E 15	E 14	E 18	E 18	E 17	E 17	E 17	E 16	E 16	E 16	E 16	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14
kJ	19	9	9	30	12	17	36	168	227	291	283	277	264	325	240	234	219	216	163	161	155	104	103	102
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NNE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 10	ENE 19	NE 9	NE 9	N 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NE 9	NE 10	NNE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NNE 9
kJ	10	10	4	4	4	8	72	3	3	7	9	9	3	4	9	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	E 13	NE 4	E 10	NE 10	NNE 9	—	E 9	NE 9	NE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	—	—	—	N 9	N 9	—
kJ	1	1	14	1	7	4	9	—	2	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	2	2	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 2	WSW 2	WSW 2	SW 3	—	WSW 2	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 2	SW 2	SW 2	SW 2	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	SW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	—	1	2	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu Cove Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland
Rating (10 max)	5	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	62	62	21	21	21	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Elliot Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Matauri Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	1	4	4	1	1	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	The Box Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	2	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	8	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	7
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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