Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.8
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)1111111111117776106676777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8284114167119302144105644233374086123303784623343306364294286220
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
15
S
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:44AM
2.19
11:19PM
2.28
11:40AM
2.09
12:16AM
2.19
12:39PM
1.99
1:16AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
0.09
5:52AM
0.26
6:11PM
0.18
6:53AM
0.32
7:11PM
0.27
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset--5:47-------5:46-------5:45-----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------------22-----112
Temp. °C121415151414131111131414131211111112111111141415
Feels °C (?)91012121112988910111198769767131211
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