Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 10 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
21.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 7AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (10 Mar)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (10 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
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 (?)
0.3
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
NNE
2.2
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)161616161515788888888888998888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)487777767347427892109311211192118812991251114810711006899965888782682650597
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
15
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34AM
1.97
12:48PM
1.90
1:19AM
1.89
1:33PM
1.81
2:08AM
1.81
2:22PM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:56AM
0.48
7:15PM
0.42
7:42AM
0.57
8:01PM
0.49
8:32AM
0.65
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise----7:15-------7:16-------7:16---
Sunset-------7:49-------7:46-------7:45
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1111-114641------1-
Temp. °C171615151919191919181817171717181819191920202020
Feels °C (?)161514151815141314121211111212131315151517171717
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