Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.1°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 5PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (19 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
N
1.2
N
1.4
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.7
N
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
1
N
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)777777878887777777777111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21515021517323016325334030223922731116413210810310382796349575678
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
15
NNE
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
W
0
NNW
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:12AM
2.30
8:44PM
2.36
9:01AM
2.30
9:34PM
2.37
9:51AM
2.26
10:25PM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:41PM
-0.01
3:09AM
0.14
3:30PM
-0.02
4:01AM
0.15
4:21PM
0.02
4:55AM
0.19
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:51-------5:49-----
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1112--122--121-------
Temp. °C171921161615151415161615141314131417151312121313
Feels °C (?)1717191515131211131414141413131112141186688
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