Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.7° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 4PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
N
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
15
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
29
27
25
16
14
12
9
9
9
12
39
37
20
18
29
30
29
32
32
51
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:27PM2.08m
4:50AM1.98m
5:26PM2.15m
5:50AM2.04m
6:21PM2.23m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.30m
11:01PM0.38m
11:21AM0.25m
00:01AM0.29m
12:18PM0.19m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
3
Temp °C
12
14
15
13
10
10
11
12
13
14
14
13
12
10
10
9
12
16
16
13
11
Feels °C
9
10
11
10
8
8
10
10
11
11
10
11
11
8
8
6
9
13
13
10
7
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