Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 21 May 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 8PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (21 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (21 May)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.7
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.2
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
2.1
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
1.8
ENE
8
1.8
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
269
269
305
321
355
399
419
418
414
372
431
443
530
489
458
671
796
446
590
590
615
603
544
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:29AM2.17m
11:04PM2.33m
11:26AM2.09m
00:00AM2.24m
12:25PM1.99m
00:57AM2.15m
Low Tide
4:59PM0.07m
5:41AM0.21m
5:56PM0.15m
6:39AM0.26m
6:54PM0.25m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:20
5:20
5:19
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.8
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
1.5
NNE
9
1.8
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
113
193
41
67
377
590
590
615
603
544
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.6
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.4
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
5
11
30
85
22
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
11
0.7
ENE
12
Energy kJ
21
131
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.7
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.2
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
2.1
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
Energy kJ
242
269
269
305
321
355
399
419
418
414
372
431
443
530
489
458
671
796
446
417
499
499
510
488
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
62
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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