Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 04 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
22.1° C
(Which is 1.4°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 3PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (04 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (04 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.9
ENE
0.5
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010109171616161616677151514148131111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94927485969087878682132159111686766639279223204192189192
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
E
20
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:48AM
2.33
10:08PM
2.15
10:33AM
2.31
10:55PM
2.12
11:17AM
2.24
11:40PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
0.07
4:21PM
0.14
4:34AM
0.10
5:07PM
0.14
5:19AM
0.17
5:50PM
0.18
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
Sunrise-6:41-------6:41-------6:43------
Sunset-----8:29-------8:28-------8:27--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1--------------
Temp. °C171719212020201919191920191919181717182021191616
Feels °C (?)171718211920201918161719192020191716171818161414
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