Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is

17.4°C

Waipu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waipu River today (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 1AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Evening (07 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 6			Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	60	59	64	66	61	61	136	145	89	267	321	266	178	102	82	68	70	77	75	77	75	94
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	SSE	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNW	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	on
High Tide		5:42PM2.03m				6:16AM1.98m				6:32PM2.04m					7:05AM2.04m				7:18PM2.04m
Low Tide				00:18AM0.27m				12:40PM0.39m					1:06AM0.24m				1:30PM0.38m				1:50AM0.22m


	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—
	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	8:00
mm	5	—	—	1	—	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	21	20	19	18	18	17	18	21	21	21	18	16	15	14	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	17
Feels °C	22	20	19	19	19	16	17	18	18	22	18	15	15	14	18	15	15	16	17	16	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	NNE 6	N 15	N 15	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	60	59	64	50	43	61	4	19	75	116	217	191	178	102	82	68	70	77	75	77	75	94
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 10	ENE 7	N 12	NE 12	N 16	N 6	N 16	N 16	N 13	ENE 8	ENE 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	NNE 12	N 12	N 6	NNE 13
kJ	5	18	17	4	2	43	3	6	20	80	20	5	14	50	43	44	41	39	27	23	12	59
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 10	N 12	N 10	NE 12	N 16	N 13	N 13	N 16	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 12	N 15	N 15	NNE 14	N 13
kJ	2	2	2	2	4	2	3	2	5	20	3	3	5	15	36	37	37	25	17	17	63	55
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 5	N 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	N 6	—	ENE 3
kJ	31	26	45	66	61	50	136	145	89	267	321	266	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	29	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mangawhai Heads Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Whitianga Coromandel	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Back Beach Taranaki	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Waikawau Bay Coromandel	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	14	94	39	39	39	62	143	262	345	0	0	0	0	0	0	68	115	39	39	21	39	62
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Matauri Bay	Ninety Mile Beach	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Scott Point	Fairway Reef			Ngunguru Bar	Forestry	Daniels Reef	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Taupo Bay	Takou Bay	The Box	Twilight Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	2	1			2	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Loisell's East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Forestry Northland	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	4	4	3	1	1	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Back Beach New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Little River State Beach United States	Amanzimtoti South Africa
Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4

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