Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.7° 

Waipu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Waipu River today (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 2PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
210
123
399
290
192
205
201
154
157
196
200
200
200
163
154
120
113
110
85
85
83
61
60
60
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
2:15AM2.01m
2:56PM1.97m
3:14AM2.02m
3:57PM2.04m
4:15AM2.05m
4:58PM2.13m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.30m
9:14PM0.48m
9:46AM0.26m
10:18PM0.44m
10:46AM0.20m
11:23PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
14
11
11
11
11
9
10
12
12
11
12
12
10
9
10
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
6
6
6
9
11
8
8
8
8
6
8
9
8
7
8
8
7
6
8
9
10
10
11
12
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