Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
18.0°C
1.4° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 5PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (10 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (10 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
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)
2.1
NNE
6
2.3
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
3
NNE
8
2.4
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
331
497
499
542
528
858
661
474
388
288
228
180
96
93
128
156
147
153
153
162
216
211
161
194
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
0
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
NE
10
NNE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:33AM2.12m
8:45PM2.03m
9:14AM2.13m
9:26PM2.01m
9:55AM2.11m
10:07PM1.97m
Low Tide
2:58PM0.36m
3:11AM0.23m
3:40PM0.37m
3:51AM0.25m
4:21PM0.40m
4:31AM0.29m
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
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6:07
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8:00
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8:01
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 mm
7
10
6
1
2
1
2
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1
2
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Temp °C
17
17
18
17
18
18
17
16
18
20
19
18
16
15
15
14
17
19
18
19
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
15
15
16
14
15
17
17
15
16
17
20
18
16
14
14
13
17
17
17
18
15
14
13
14
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