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Waipu River Surf Forecast
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Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 21 May 2025 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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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| Energy (?) | 52 | 83 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 26 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 61 | 69 | 75 | 84 | 77 | 92 | 82 | 136 | 189 | 194 | 210 | 221 | 300 | 361 | 413 | 475 | 627 | 695 | 681 | 602 | 614 | 735 | 901 | 981 | 1092 | 1092 | 1072 | 1322 | 1226 | 1172 | 1058 | 1076 | 1088 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:56AM 2.01 | 2:27PM 1.85 | 2:53AM 2.05 | 3:29PM 1.94 | 3:50AM 2.11 | 4:29PM 2.05 | 4:48AM 2.17 | 5:26PM 2.17 | 5:44AM 2.22 | 6:22PM 2.27 | 6:39AM 2.26 | 7:15PM 2.35 | 7:32AM 2.27 | 8:08PM 2.39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:47PM 0.45 | 8:33AM 0.41 | 8:46PM 0.43 | 9:29AM 0.32 | 9:47PM 0.40 | 10:25AM 0.22 | 10:47PM 0.34 | 11:20AM 0.12 | 11:47PM 0.27 | 12:15PM 0.04 | 12:45AM 0.21 | 1:09PM -0.01 | 1:42AM 0.17 | 2:02PM -0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thu 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
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