Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 2AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
6
0.9
NE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
E
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
97
222
203
188
129
129
140
136
135
132
108
105
127
147
149
276
264
169
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
S
0
WSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
3:01PM2.04m
3:28AM1.90m
4:07PM2.04m
4:35AM1.90m
5:10PM2.07m
Low Tide
9:39PM0.43m
10:00AM0.35m
10:46PM0.40m
11:05AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
11
11
13
18
18
16
14
Feels °C
8
8
9
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
10
9
11
17
17
15
13
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