Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.9° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 9AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
113
116
135
159
159
178
183
199
235
241
262
335
300
276
250
235
235
210
210
205
210
122
116
95
76
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
0
E
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:09AM1.94m
2:45PM2.09m
3:15AM1.90m
3:47PM2.06m
4:20AM1.89m
4:46PM2.04m
5:21AM1.93m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.31m
9:26PM0.35m
9:44AM0.36m
10:28PM0.34m
10:47AM0.39m
11:26PM0.31m
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Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
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17
18
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
13
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
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17
16
17
16
17
20
18
17
17
18
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