Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 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 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
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
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)777777771111111011111111117777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)132135102846865674959577976828411482811381057575735959
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
0
S
5
SE
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
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
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----6:50-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset------5:49-------5:47-------5:46-
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------11----------------
Temp. °C141312121416161412111110121514141313121212141414
Feels °C (?)131211111416151198878111011109899111111
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