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Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 15 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
21.3° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 2AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (16 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.4
N
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.3
N
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
Period(s) (?)881388128999998818181818181717161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5857514040272827272727272830666463611029693919190
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		onononglassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:54AM
1.85
6:11PM
1.78
6:43AM
1.95
7:02PM
1.88
7:28AM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:45PM
0.52
12:24PM
0.57
12:37AM
0.44
1:14PM
0.45
1:26AM
0.36
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise------7:20-------7:20-------7:22-
Sunset-7:42-------7:39-------7:38------
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201817171717181920191716151516191819181716161719
Feels °C (?)161515151616171718161514141415171518191716161618
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