Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.9° 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 10AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (28 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.7
NNE
Period(s) (?)888877777712121212121267777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)408329291229199143119102897577148148153146106237247330254117977735
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
0
W
0
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
glassononglassglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:36AM
2.02
4:02PM
1.87
4:41AM
2.01
5:08PM
1.88
5:43AM
2.03
6:09PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
0.46
10:35PM
0.37
11:20AM
0.43
11:39PM
0.36
12:20PM
0.38
12:38AM
0.34
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise--7:30-------7:31-------7:31-----
Sunset-----7:22-------7:21-------7:20--
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------225------
Temp. °C181719212120191918181919212220202019202322191818
Feels °C (?)201821222122212120192019212220191820202321171515
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