Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 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
21.2° C
(Which is 3.6°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 1PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (02 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (02 Dec)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1
N
1.2
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.6
NNW
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)101010101010966666678788191918181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12596949492676461838610210110886177819554747364104158156
Wind
(km/h)
0
N
0
N
5
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
N
25
N
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
45
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:58AM
1.98
5:16PM
2.10
5:56AM
2.10
6:13PM
2.16
6:53AM
2.22
7:09PM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:16AM
0.41
11:49PM
0.18
12:16PM
0.34
12:44AM
0.09
1:15PM
0.26
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
Sunrise-5:58-------5:58-------5:58------
Sunset-----8:22-------8:23-------8:24--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1241----232--1-------
Temp. °C191820212020191919192321221917161616171918181817
Feels °C (?)2019212222222120202022202116149910121312131313
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