Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
ENE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.1
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)99999999991414141416161616151515151415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232721121830160271571566160152952949676976979195413141685162213281168125610889561024
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
1.99
11:14AM
1.87
11:45PM
1.91
11:58AM
1.79
12:32AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
0.35
5:27AM
0.50
5:40PM
0.42
6:12AM
0.57
6:26PM
0.49
7:01AM
0.63
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------6:39-------6:41-------6:41-
Sunset-6:07-------6:07-------6:05------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
53121-----------11------
Temp. °C191920202120202220181717171718192020191919181819
Feels °C (?)151516172122222421181718181820202122212020181717
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