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Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 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 10PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
SE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)877777777711111110111111111167777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1681641321351028470655147595779768284114206202115178119131102
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
0
NW
0
E
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
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
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34PM
2.37
9:51AM
2.26
10:25PM
2.34
10:44AM
2.19
11:19PM
2.28
11:40AM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
0.15
4:21PM
0.02
4:55AM
0.19
5:14PM
0.09
5:52AM
0.26
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset5:51-------5:49-------5:47-------
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
22------11--------------
Temp. °C161513131212141617141212111112131412131311121214
Feels °C (?)14141212111114161611109878101199979810
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