Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
15.5° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 10PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
1.2
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
29
102
199
186
148
105
85
53
42
32
30
21
20
13
12
11
11
9
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:59PM2.15m
12:29PM1.97m
00:47AM2.02m
1:22PM1.90m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.27m
6:35AM0.24m
6:52PM0.38m
7:23AM0.32m
7:43PM0.49m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
15
10
5
3
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
13
12
12
13
14
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
11
10
9
10
9
9
10
12
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
11
10
10
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