Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 22 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.8° C
(Which is 1.1°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 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)88888888898988910108999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212020202021211314141414232021161628404140393939
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
SE
0
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
2.24
12:01AM
2.15
12:19PM
2.19
12:51AM
2.12
1:09PM
2.12
1:45AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:03PM
0.14
6:22AM
0.26
6:50PM
0.17
7:13AM
0.33
7:41PM
0.22
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--------7:01-------7:01-------
Sunset---8:09-------8:08-------8:07----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C182121191618171618222220171515151722232018171717
Feels °C (?)161817161417161516212120161415151620201817181819
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