Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 06 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
22.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 2AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Feb)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (07 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (07 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
Period(s) (?)111111111010101010999999999888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)207204204200192182145139110909090685352514937353534343332
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:40PM
2.07
12:00PM
2.15
12:25AM
2.00
12:42PM
2.04
1:11AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:03AM
0.26
6:32PM
0.24
6:47AM
0.36
7:14PM
0.32
7:31AM
0.47
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-----6:43-------6:45-------6:47--
Sunset-8:27-------8:25-------8:24------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C211916161517192223211817171819222422181716161923
Feels °C (?)181715151415171921201817171718212221181715161823
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