Waipu River Surf Break
Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Waipu River

Issued: 11 am 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
17.6° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 4PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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)
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
1.8
N
6
2.1
N
7
2.5
N
7
2.5
N
8
2.2
N
8
1.9
N
8
2.1
N
8
2
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
235
179
176
145
139
97
95
247
408
771
766
579
424
541
478
327
259
201
116
71
102
78
57
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NW
20
N
20
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:39AM1.88m
10:10PM2.02m
10:21AM1.85m
10:51PM2.00m
11:04AM1.81m
11:33PM1.97m
Low Tide
4:05PM0.35m
4:41AM0.49m
4:47PM0.38m
5:24AM0.51m
5:28PM0.43m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:14
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
2
4
1
1
Temp °C
14
18
20
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
17
16
14
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
12
16
19
17
16
16
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
12
11
14
13
12
11
11
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
0.2
E
10
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
Energy kJ
235
235
179
176
145
139
97
95
7
7
8
9
9
8
346
300
8
259
201
116
71
102
78
57
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
4
9
4
3
8
8
8
8
53
41
9
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.9
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.8
N
6
2.1
N
7
2.5
N
7
2.5
N
8
2.2
N
8
1.9
N
8
2.1
N
8
2
N
8
1.7
N
8
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
Energy kJ
6
16
25
49
52
40
34
70
247
408
771
766
579
424
541
478
327
16
8
12
8
5
5
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
9
0
0
9
9
9
9
180
212
432
421
343
39
39
0
0
39
39
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
1
1
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
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