Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 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 (22 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 11PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)--
Afternoon (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
0
0
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)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SE
6
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
14
38
119
94
45
27
17
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
E
5
SSE
20
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:44PM1.78m
4:02AM1.69m
4:37PM1.84m
4:56AM1.76m
5:25PM1.92m
Low Tide
10:14PM0.65m
10:29AM0.53m
11:07PM0.57m
11:20AM0.47m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
18
13
12
11
12
12
14
14
14
12
10
10
9
8
10
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
15
8
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
7
6
9
6
6
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