Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.5° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 4AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
15
0.3
E
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
15
0.5
N
7
0.3
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
25
28
28
55
55
31
54
30
29
28
27
26
26
18
24
37
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:09PM2.01m
6:31AM1.95m
6:51PM2.10m
7:15AM2.05m
7:32PM2.17m
Low Tide
00:39AM0.36m
12:53PM0.33m
1:21AM0.26m
1:36PM0.27m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
—
—
6:05
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:03
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:21
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:21
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
3
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
15
18
17
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
9
8
9
8
8
10
10
10
9
9
11
13
11
8
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Waipu River surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest