Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.2° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 2PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
28
28
27
25
25
43
52
51
50
67
60
43
30
30
29
27
26
16
10
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:25AM1.66m
3:59PM1.80m
4:24AM1.69m
4:51PM1.85m
5:19AM1.77m
5:41PM1.92m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.59m
10:34PM0.60m
10:47AM0.56m
11:26PM0.51m
11:40AM0.51m
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:28
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7:43
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Temp °C
11
12
13
16
17
14
12
12
12
12
13
16
17
14
12
11
11
11
13
16
18
17
15
Feels °C
9
10
10
13
14
11
10
10
10
9
10
13
13
11
9
8
8
8
10
14
16
15
14
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