Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.3° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 11AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
7
1.4
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
13
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
254
199
88
63
47
34
28
17
17
17
26
15
24
23
11
14
15
15
15
24
14
22
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:32AM1.97m
9:55PM2.14m
10:14AM1.99m
10:34PM2.13m
10:58AM1.99m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.33m
3:55PM0.29m
4:27AM0.30m
4:35PM0.32m
5:07AM0.29m
5:17PM0.36m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
8
11
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
11
9
Feels °C
6
5
4
7
8
9
10
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
5
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