Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
17.3°C
1.2° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 2AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (01 Nov)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
7
7
6
7
5
6
20
20
25
50
93
104
140
155
165
155
145
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
0
SSE
10
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:09AM2.11m
12:44PM2.23m
1:07AM2.02m
1:43PM2.15m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.16m
7:21PM0.30m
7:38AM0.24m
8:23PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
17
14
13
12
12
12
13
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
13
13
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
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