Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 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
20.9° 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 7PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (24 Mar)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (24 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
4
NE
4.5
NE
4
NE
4.5
NE
4.5
NE
4
NE
4
NNE
Period(s) (?)6667778878888899999910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20718820725729332537241454489910301229135114891674205625812827300129453343361731732759
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
45
ENE
40
ENE
40
NE
45
ENE
50
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NNE
25
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:00PM
2.20
12:34AM
2.21
12:53PM
2.10
1:30AM
2.14
1:51PM
2.00
2:31AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:30PM
0.12
7:02AM
0.30
7:24PM
0.20
8:01AM
0.37
8:24PM
0.28
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--------7:28-------7:28-------
Sunset---7:29-------7:27-------7:25----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--------412575399991196851
Temp. °C191919191919191918181818181919181818181818191920
Feels °C (?)141415151516161614131313121314121112131212131721
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