Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
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Waipu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
15.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 11AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
N
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.1
NNW
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.8
E
1
ENE
1
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)1111115777876666613131313666656
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54447821275429181166663333396769100119157
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
30
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:38AM
1.86
4:18PM
1.99
4:41AM
1.87
5:15PM
2.02
5:38AM
1.91
6:06PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
0.38
10:54PM
0.45
11:12AM
0.36
11:51PM
0.40
12:06PM
0.33
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
Sunrise--6:18-------6:16-------6:15-----
Sunset-----6:14-------6:15-------6:15--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----3------------------
Temp. °C131315191715131212121314141311101010111313131414
Feels °C (?)109111513111088899998889977788
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Waipu River (moderate winds from the NW at Whangarei Aero Automatic Weather Station 27 km from Waipu River). 1.1m 4s local chop from the NNW to make surfable waves.

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27 km away, 1 h 7 min ago

22 km/h
NW
0.0
15.1
Air / Water (°C)
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