Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.1° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
52
51
36
40
45
50
47
28
28
27
35
20
18
16
7
7
8
8
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:57AM1.86m
1:33PM1.83m
1:48AM1.77m
2:28PM1.78m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.53m
7:28AM0.44m
7:56PM0.61m
8:19AM0.51m
8:52PM0.67m
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clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
11
9
9
8
8
8
8
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
11
10
10
9
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