Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.8°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: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (18 Nov)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (18 Nov)7ft (2.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
!
!
!
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.3
ENE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2.3
NE
2.4
NE
2.3
NE
2.4
NE
2.3
NE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)101099889999910121111111010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35835842452571311681693144511859688611145139813881212111310421022865778661588490430
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
N
0
NW
10
NE
0
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
0
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassonglassononglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
1.91
7:21AM
1.96
7:30PM
1.93
8:02AM
2.01
8:11PM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:58PM
0.50
1:18AM
0.34
1:42PM
0.48
1:57AM
0.32
2:24PM
0.45
2:37AM
0.30
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:03-------6:01
Sunset---8:08-------8:09-------8:10----
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--37426421---------------
Temp. °C181918181818181818201919181716151923222017171616
Feels °C (?)171917181817211920211922181716151821202017181616
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