Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 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 1PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)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
Sat
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
1.1
E
1.4
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
Period(s) (?)1110111111111156777666777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7975828411611281931611358662645647107168452478554569478553506
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
ESE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:44AM
2.19
11:19PM
2.28
11:40AM
2.09
12:16AM
2.19
12:39PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:55AM
0.19
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
Sat
25
Sunrise--6:52-------6:52-------6:52-----
Sunset----5:47-------5:46-------5:45---
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------1---------582039285
Temp. °C111011141414141313121113141312121212111111111413
Feels °C (?)878101112111099791010991097656109
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