Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.1° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 12PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (28 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
14
0.7
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
1.3
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
125
125
125
171
173
176
181
173
222
222
168
168
163
206
196
190
187
141
139
139
139
112
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:57AM1.80m
6:33PM1.93m
6:43AM1.84m
7:17PM1.99m
7:27AM1.88m
7:58PM2.05m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.60m
12:25PM0.42m
1:00AM0.54m
1:11PM0.36m
1:45AM0.48m
1:54PM0.32m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
10
13
14
12
10
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
13
Feels °C
8
8
7
11
11
10
8
8
8
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
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