Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Waipu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 11AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (19 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
3
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
N
1.8
N
1.4
N
1.1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.7
N
1.2
NNE
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.8
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
N
0.8
NNE
0.8
N
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)7877777798788777777777711
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5243582151321913111561982973093492272211641601288279656162635257
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
NNE
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offglassglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:12AM
2.30
8:44PM
2.36
9:01AM
2.30
9:34PM
2.37
9:51AM
2.26
10:25PM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
0.16
2:41PM
-0.01
3:09AM
0.14
3:30PM
-0.02
4:01AM
0.15
4:21PM
0.02
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--6:48-------6:50-------6:50-----
Sunset----5:52-------5:51-------5:49---
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
41--11122--231------1---
Temp. °C171617192017151414141517161414131312141715131212
Feels °C (?)141517181715141212121315141313131211121511866
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