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Waipu River Surf Forecast
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Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 Apr 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 198 | 173 | 340 | 287 | 399 | 233 | 193 | 191 | 160 | 136 | 105 | 100 | 82 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 57 | 55 | 76 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:44PM 2.36 | 9:01AM 2.30 | 9:34PM 2.37 | 9:51AM 2.26 | 10:25PM 2.34 | 10:44AM 2.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:09AM 0.14 | 3:30PM -0.02 | 4:01AM 0.15 | 4:21PM 0.02 | 4:55AM 0.19 | 5:14PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
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