Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 Mar 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 8AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)1399999999121212556666777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87856160595756615857514983909286120170229216230257277339
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
SW
5
S
5
S
5
S
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:06PM
2.26
10:24AM
2.30
10:53PM
2.29
11:10AM
2.27
11:42PM
2.27
12:00PM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:29AM
0.15
4:53PM
0.04
5:17AM
0.17
5:40PM
0.06
6:07AM
0.22
6:30PM
0.12
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----7:24-------7:26-------7:26---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:30-------7:29
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918171820201919191919191919191818181919191919
Feels °C (?)202119171819191919202018161617171514141515151415
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