Waipu River Surf Break

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
16.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 8PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jun)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
!
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1334
1614
1554
1068
798
643
248
197
161
94
75
68
69
99
103
127
127
151
151
145
142
179
223
228
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
15
WNW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:54PM1.85m
3:09AM1.89m
3:48PM1.84m
4:00AM1.84m
4:40PM1.85m
4:50AM1.82m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.36m
9:15PM0.53m
9:44AM0.40m
10:09PM0.58m
10:33AM0.42m
11:01PM0.59m
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
5
4
3
1
2
1
1
2
1
6
6
1
4
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
11
11
9
12
11
12
11
9
7
5
6
5
4
3
3
3
4
4
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
532
343
248
197
161
94
75
68
69
99
103
127
127
151
151
145
142
179
223
228
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.6
N
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
SE
8
0.1
NW
8
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
88
73
33
15
3
3
1
2
3
26
42
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NE
8
3.5
NNE
8
3.5
NNE
8
3
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
1.5
N
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.1
WNW
4
1
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1
SW
4
1
WSW
4
1.1
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
SSW
4
1.3
S
4
1.6
S
5
1.4
S
5
1.4
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
Energy kJ
1334
1614
1554
1068
798
643
212
163
50
38
29
33
35
43
21
19
67
131
87
80
54
36
31
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
391
391
422
384
39
16
118
0
5
0
0
24
31
24
0
40
138
138
129
129
128
40
20
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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