Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 04 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (05 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (05 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
Period(s) (?)999999999999677778778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2512513113183112512884334955255255372803423844334995575588011041122612581342
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononononononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:00PM
2.12
10:13AM
2.07
10:40PM
2.10
10:53AM
2.02
11:20PM
2.05
11:33AM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:02PM
0.19
4:24AM
0.31
4:40PM
0.23
5:04AM
0.36
5:18PM
0.28
5:44AM
0.42
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise------7:37-------7:37-------7:39-
Sunset-7:13-------7:10-------7:09------
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light rain
part cloud
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light rain
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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heavy rain
Rain (mm)
1-1---12-1---111112346727
Temp. °C191819191919181919191919191919191919191918181817
Feels °C (?)171516161717151516161516161615151516151514131313
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