Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 20 Feb 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
21.8° 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 4AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)10109999999999889888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)726943414141414241404026242429282822222221202020
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:45PM
2.09
10:07AM
2.25
10:29PM
2.13
10:49AM
2.26
11:14PM
2.16
11:32AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08AM
0.19
4:38PM
0.17
4:51AM
0.19
5:20PM
0.14
5:35AM
0.21
6:03PM
0.14
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:58-------6:58--------7:00---
Sunset-------8:12-------8:10-------8:09
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C191919171921211918171515172021191614141317202119
Feels °C (?)181819161717171616161213141818171513131215171716
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