Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 9AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.3
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
17
16
15
24
23
14
14
8
15
23
23
21
21
13
13
14
48
40
27
21
7
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-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
10:14AM1.99m
10:34PM2.13m
10:58AM1.99m
11:16PM2.11m
11:45AM1.99m
Low Tide
4:27AM0.30m
4:35PM0.32m
5:07AM0.29m
5:17PM0.36m
5:49AM0.28m
6:03PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
10
8
6
5
6
9
11
10
8
Feels °C
10
9
10
11
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
8
7
5
2
0
-1
1
4
7
7
5
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