- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Waipu River Surf Forecast
/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 31 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waipu River today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 8PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | |
621 | 674 | 789 | 756 | 789 | 894 | 936 | 809 | 1094 | 1516 | 1854 | 2033 | 2330 | 3195 | 3535 | 3653 | 3477 | 3405 | 3733 | 2959 | 1277 | 1951 | 1500 | 1291 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:53AM1.92m | 7:25PM2.02m | 7:35AM1.92m | 8:06PM2.04m | 8:17AM1.92m | 8:47PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.32m | 1:50AM0.47m | 2:01PM0.31m | 2:33AM0.46m | 2:43PM0.31m | 3:15AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | |  | |  | |  | | | | | |
 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | — | N 15 | — | — | — | — | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 3477 | 3405 | 3733 | 2959 | 1277 | 1951 | 1500 | 1291 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | ENE 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1493 | 961 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 621 | 674 | 789 | 756 | 789 | 894 | 936 | 809 | 1094 | 1516 | 1854 | 2033 | 2330 | 3195 | 3535 | 3653 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 396 | 422 | 422 | 398 | 422 | 422 | 398 | 396 | 390 | 428 | 398 | 396 | 396 | 204 | 142 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Waipu River surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest