Waipu River Surf Break

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Issued: 5 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
16.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 12PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, light winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
!
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
2
NNE
6
2.5
N
7
3
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
6
2
N
6
2.2
N
7
2.1
N
7
2.1
N
7
2.4
N
7
2.4
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.4
NNE
8
2.4
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
282
229
224
220
208
204
162
263
551
894
457
256
328
440
388
413
611
627
584
615
741
759
454
238
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
N
20
N
35
N
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
30
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:39AM1.88m
11:04PM2.06m
11:23AM1.87m
11:45PM2.04m
12:11PM1.87m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.42m
5:02PM0.37m
5:38AM0.40m
5:43PM0.41m
6:20AM0.39m
6:28PM0.45m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
6
4
1
2
3
3
5
4
3
1
2
Temp °C
13
12
12
15
16
14
14
13
11
10
11
14
13
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
10
11
14
14
11
10
6
5
5
5
8
7
7
7
8
7
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
11
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
2.4
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
282
143
90
220
208
204
162
162
128
98
98
98
100
104
102
98
71
71
69
71
759
454
238
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
N
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
18
0.3
NNE
11
Energy kJ
229
224
51
34
3
4
6
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
17
17
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
N
6
0.3
W
3
1
NNE
6
1.4
N
5
2
NNE
6
2.5
N
7
3
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
6
2
N
6
2.2
N
7
2.1
N
7
2.1
N
7
2.4
N
7
2.4
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.2
NNE
8
2.4
NNE
8
0.6
E
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
6
Energy kJ
228
1
74
110
263
551
894
457
256
328
440
388
413
611
627
584
615
741
71
240
168
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
7
5
5
4
1
1
2
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
9
9
94
259
346
16
16
16
16
259
99
99
100
9
16
42
105
105
61
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
9
2
4
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
7
5
7
6
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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