Waipu River Surf Break

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Issued: 11 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
16.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 8AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
13
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.8
N
6
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
623
594
593
603
679
566
477
461
380
348
282
277
224
220
208
165
162
214
128
128
98
96
98
106
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
25
NNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNE
20
N
25
N
35
N
35
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:44PM2.07m
9:57AM1.89m
10:24PM2.07m
10:39AM1.88m
11:04PM2.06m
11:23AM1.87m
Low Tide
4:17AM0.43m
4:21PM0.34m
4:58AM0.42m
5:02PM0.37m
5:38AM0.40m
5:43PM0.41m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
1
1
1
4
2
9
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
12
12
12
14
16
14
14
14
11
10
11
12
12
11
Feels °C
12
11
12
12
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
13
14
11
10
8
4
6
5
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
13
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.2
E
12
1.2
E
11
1.2
N
6
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.2
N
6
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
623
594
593
603
679
566
477
461
380
348
91
277
224
220
208
165
162
162
113
128
98
96
98
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
1.1
E
11
0.9
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
N
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
4
282
57
33
40
47
3
3
128
54
20
14
28
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.5
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.6
NE
6
0.1
N
10
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
4
16
10
3
3
27
2
6
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.6
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.8
NE
6
1.2
N
4
1.8
N
6
0.9
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
N
6
Energy kJ
5
11
26
52
80
91
154
131
67
39
56
214
24
21
29
21
38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
62
16
16
16
9
212
311
421
421
16
0
0
0
0
16
53
157
346
421
0
16
16
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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