Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 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
20.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
1.1
N
1.4
N
1.6
N
1.8
N
1.9
N
2.1
N
2.3
N
2
N
1.8
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.2
NNE
1.4
N
1.5
N
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)14131313135566667777777777688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)343130302852102160237273344481411348205159159171161143176164494424
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08PM
2.19
7:24AM
2.26
7:56PM
2.29
8:12AM
2.30
8:44PM
2.36
9:01AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:29AM
0.21
1:54PM
0.04
2:19AM
0.16
2:41PM
-0.01
3:09AM
0.14
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-
Sunset5:54-------5:52-------5:52-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------11----113---
Temp. °C201716151516181920181818171616202118161616151516
Feels °C (?)171614121213151617141414141616191816151513121212
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