Waipu River Surf Break

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Issued: 5 am 22 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
16.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jun)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (22 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thu
25
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.6
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
2
N
7
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
16
10
9
6
6
6
12
34
36
35
16
16
26
236
440
606
685
761
392
353
365
307
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
E
5
ENE
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
30
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:31AM2.17m
1:01PM1.94m
1:24AM2.06m
1:58PM1.89m
2:16AM1.96m
2:54PM1.85m
Low Tide
7:10AM0.25m
7:25PM0.36m
8:02AM0.31m
8:20PM0.46m
8:54AM0.36m
9:15PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
2
4
4
1
1
2
Temp °C
14
13
12
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
14
13
14
Feels °C
13
12
10
12
13
12
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
10
12
12
12
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.1
E
13
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
Energy kJ
17
17
16
10
9
6
6
6
12
34
36
35
16
16
23
3
392
353
365
307
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
5
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
6
6
6
6
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
2
4
4
1
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.6
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.4
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
2.5
NE
7
2
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
6
1.3
NNW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
2
4
8
15
26
236
440
606
685
761
374
330
225
123
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
152
152
152
106
94
62
62
62
40
5
62
94
62
62
62
212
383
383
391
39
16
16
9
343
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Waipu River surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest