Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Issued: 12 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is

17.4°C

Waipu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waipu River today (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 3AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s
Evening (07 Nov)	5ft (1.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Monday 9								Tue 10
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 7	N 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	67	61	115	140	150	131	77	204	270	151	77	68	66	70	66	68	66	77	100	91	89	128	172	232	273	227	191
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NW	NNE	NNE	N	SE	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NNW	NNE	ENE	E	ESE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			6:16AM1.98m				6:32PM2.04m					7:05AM2.04m				7:18PM2.04m				7:50AM2.08m				8:02PM2.04m
Low Tide	00:18AM0.27m				12:40PM0.39m					1:06AM0.24m				1:30PM0.38m				1:50AM0.22m				2:15PM0.36m				2:31AM0.22m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	8:00
mm	1	—	3	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	6	1	2	7	6	7	3
Temp °C	18	18	17	17	21	21	20	18	16	14	14	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	17	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	19	19	15	16	19	19	21	18	15	14	14	19	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 7	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 16	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 13	N 13	—	N 19	N 12	N 12
kJ	52	43	4	4	19	20	77	204	153	151	77	59	66	70	66	68	66	77	100	91	89	55	54	—	7	28	27
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 10	N 12	N 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 7	N 16	ENE 8	N 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 7	N 7	N 6	NNE 12	N 12	N 6	NNE 13	N 13	N 13	N 20	N 21	N 21	N 19	N 19	N 19
kJ	4	2	3	2	6	5	77	20	34	3	47	68	44	43	28	27	23	12	59	55	55	8	8	9	29	29	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 15	N 18	N 12	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 13	N 16	N 16	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 15	N 15	N 15	NNE 14	NNW 6	—	N 20	—	—	—	—	—	E 10
kJ	2	4	6	3	2	2	20	3	5	5	15	36	37	37	38	17	17	37	12	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	N 6	—	ENE 2	E 3	—	NE 7	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	67	61	115	140	150	131	65	135	270	—	—	—	—	—	—	29	28	—	1	3	—	128	172	232	273	227	191
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Awana Great Barrier Island	Fairway Reef Northland	Back Beach Taranaki	Back Beach Taranaki	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Kaitoke Beach Great Barrier Island	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ocean Beach (Whangarei) Northland	Waipu River Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Sandy Bay Northland	Black Swamp Northland	Marsden Point Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Baylys Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	3
Distance (km)	21	39	93	148	345	345	0	0	0	0	0	0	68	94	39	39	21	0	62	50	20	16	99	62	212	212	62
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Houhora Harbour Bar	Fairway Reef			Pakiri beach	Ngunguru Bar	Okupe Beach	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Scott Point	Fairway Reef	Moureeses	Marsden Point		Baylys Beach			Baylys Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1			2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	1		3			3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Fairway Reef Northland	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Piha North Auckland	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	2	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Cojo United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barrancon Chile	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Angourie Point Australia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Fullers United States	Ghost Tree United States	Ghost Tree United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ghost Tree United States	Boners United States
Rating (10 max)	6	7	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	9	9	7	5

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