Waipu River Surf Break
Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Waipu River

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
17.7° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 10PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)--
Afternoon (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
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)
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
1.7
N
6
2
N
7
2.4
N
7
2.4
N
8
2.3
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
2
N
8
1.4
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
152
145
139
97
95
221
366
578
640
599
377
300
410
204
459
221
111
88
51
39
40
39
42
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
W
20
W
10
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:10PM2.02m
10:21AM1.85m
10:51PM2.00m
11:04AM1.81m
11:33PM1.97m
11:49AM1.78m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.49m
4:47PM0.38m
5:24AM0.51m
5:28PM0.43m
6:08AM0.51m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:14
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
2
4
Temp °C
20
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
17
16
16
16
15
14
14
16
16
14
13
13
14
13
14
16
Feels °C
19
17
16
16
16
15
14
15
14
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
14
12
11
11
11
9
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.6
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NNE
7
Energy kJ
179
152
145
139
97
95
7
7
9
9
9
8
300
292
204
282
221
111
88
51
35
40
39
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
11
10
9
9
9
9
4
9
4
4
4
8
8
8
8
8
38
27
41
39
23
23
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
4
8
9
8
8
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
1.7
N
6
2
N
7
2.4
N
7
2.4
N
8
2.3
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.9
N
8
0.9
NW
4
2
N
8
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
Energy kJ
24
47
49
49
53
61
221
366
578
640
599
377
410
26
459
5
8
8
7
6
8
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
2
4
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
9
9
9
9
9
180
212
428
364
39
39
39
0
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
  • 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