Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 23 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
19.7° C
(Which is 1.2°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 11PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)--
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
5
1.9
E
7
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.9
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
34
25
319
382
328
316
424
479
456
321
213
167
139
101
69
55
45
34
33
34
34
28
35
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
25
ESE
35
SE
20
SSE
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
00:16AM2.19m
12:39PM1.99m
1:16AM2.11m
1:42PM1.90m
2:19AM2.05m
Low Tide
6:11PM0.18m
6:53AM0.32m
7:11PM0.27m
7:56AM0.37m
8:13PM0.34m
8:59AM0.39m
clear
clear
cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:46
5:45
5:45
5:43
14
12
11
6
2
2
4
2
2
3
3
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
11
12
13
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
13
16
12
11
10
9
11
12
9
8
11
12
13
14
13
12
14
14
15
15
16
15
13
13
12
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.6
E
6
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
Energy kJ
33
24
18
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
7
6
55
45
34
33
34
34
28
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
NE
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
10
19
8
1
4
4
6
2
2
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.3
NE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
1
9
2
6
2
2
2
2
5
5
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
5
1.9
E
7
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.9
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
6
1
ENE
6
Energy kJ
28
34
25
319
382
328
316
424
479
456
321
213
167
139
101
69
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
9
9
0
0
0
21
50
63
94
39
50
39
59
94
94
40
9
9
5
5
9
5
62
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
6
2
3
3
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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