Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.2° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 7AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.9
E
9
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
76
63
85
85
113
92
92
90
90
79
74
122
136
143
138
115
Wind (km/h)
5
N
0
WNW
5
NE
0
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:32PM2.34m
7:52AM2.19m
8:21PM2.38m
8:43AM2.21m
Low Tide
2:05AM0.14m
2:20PM0.04m
2:55AM0.09m
3:09PM0.06m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
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5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
13
15
14
14
14
13
14
12
12
11
9
10
11
12
11
8
8
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