Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 02 Jun 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipu River today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 7PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)16ft (5.0m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (02 Jun)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
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4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.3
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5226
3210
3074
2546
2248
1871
1661
1377
1082
880
817
640
524
459
375
300
266
230
199
145
139
118
115
104
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
N
5
ENE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:17AM1.92m
8:47PM2.05m
8:58AM1.91m
9:29PM2.04m
9:39AM1.88m
10:10PM2.02m
Low Tide
2:43PM0.31m
3:15AM0.46m
3:24PM0.33m
3:58AM0.47m
4:05PM0.35m
4:41AM0.49m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:14
1
1
2
4
2
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
16
16
16
15
14
14
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
18
20
17
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
16
15
16
15
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
17
20
16
15
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
Energy kJ
3963
3210
3074
2546
2248
1871
1661
1377
1082
880
817
640
524
459
375
300
266
230
199
145
139
118
115
80
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
13
0.4
N
13
0.3
N
13
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
83
55
31
502
532
11
11
26
26
26
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
13
0.4
N
13
0.4
N
12
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
Energy kJ
30
51
46
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
NNE
11
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
5
1
N
5
1.2
N
5
1.3
N
6
Energy kJ
5226
3
3
6
6
2
1
4
9
11
33
36
44
73
104
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
53
5
9
9
9
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
9
9
62
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
7
5
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