Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
18.7°C
1.9° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 4PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
NNW
6
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.6
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
112
118
107
110
91
105
86
182
187
226
221
238
238
232
162
147
123
123
120
86
84
84
158
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
15
NE
5
NE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
0
NE
5
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:01PM1.98m
00:14AM1.80m
12:45PM1.92m
1:01AM1.74m
1:32PM1.88m
1:51AM1.70m
Low Tide
6:31PM0.53m
6:39AM0.45m
7:19PM0.56m
7:25AM0.51m
8:08PM0.58m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
18
18
20
20
16
15
14
14
19
23
22
21
19
18
18
19
Feels °C
18
17
17
19
18
17
15
15
19
17
20
18
14
14
12
12
18
21
21
22
19
17
17
19
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