Waipu River Surf Break
Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Waipu River

Issued: 5 pm 02 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
17.7° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 1AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jun)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jun)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (03 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
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4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.4
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.8
N
6
2.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3074
2546
2330
1978
1661
1467
1159
967
817
640
489
432
383
307
241
235
203
176
145
136
97
109
267
432
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:47PM2.05m
8:58AM1.91m
9:29PM2.04m
9:39AM1.88m
10:10PM2.02m
10:21AM1.85m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.46m
3:24PM0.33m
3:58AM0.47m
4:05PM0.35m
4:41AM0.49m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
7:24
7:24
7:24
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:14
1
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
17
15
14
14
16
16
14
13
12
12
13
14
18
19
18
16
17
17
17
17
19
18
15
15
17
14
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
16
18
17
15
15
15
15
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.4
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
3074
2546
2330
1978
1661
1467
1159
967
817
640
489
432
383
307
241
235
203
176
145
136
97
109
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
13
0.4
N
13
0.3
N
13
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
13
Energy kJ
83
55
31
541
394
11
11
26
26
26
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.3
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
30
14
26
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
2
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
N
4
1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.8
N
6
2.1
N
7
Energy kJ
4
2
6
7
2
3
5
15
23
45
37
34
64
89
267
432
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
4
Distance (km)
9
9
45
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
9
62
39
180
212
432
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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