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Waipu River Surf Forecast
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Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.5°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 5AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 4.0m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Apr) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Apr) | 18ft (5.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Apr) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waipu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 2354 | 5087 | 6167 | 8087 | 9186 | 10210 | 12655 | 14007 | 10348 | 17384 | 18528 | 18497 | 14641 | 7572 | 3907 | 1880 | 814 | 704 | 512 | 478 | 400 | 377 | 308 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:24AM 1.80 | 1:41PM 1.68 | 2:19AM 1.79 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:15PM 0.54 | 7:56AM 0.66 | 8:10PM 0.57 | 8:53AM 0.65 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
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