Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is

17.1°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 4PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat morning).
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NNE 6	N 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 6	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	205	183	183	183	131	116	113	140	86	84	76	74	57	113	118	116	198	248	395	199	278	306	111	94
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NW	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:46PM2.04m				5:21AM1.93m				5:42PM2.03m				6:16AM1.98m				6:32PM2.04m
Low Tide		10:47AM0.39m				11:26PM0.31m				11:46AM0.40m				00:18AM0.27m				12:40PM0.39m					1:06AM0.24m


	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—
	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	7:59
mm	—	—	1	4	3	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	16	18	18	19	20	18	18	17	17	19	19	22	21	18	15	14	14
Feels °C	19	18	18	19	19	17	17	16	18	20	17	20	18	19	16	17	18	15	17	19	17	14	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	N 15	ENE 8	NE 7	N 15	N 15	N 16	NE 7	N 16	NNE 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	205	183	183	183	131	116	113	140	86	84	76	74	57	4	43	116	4	19	20	137	20	212	111	94
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 15	N 10	N 10	N 12	NE 12	N 16	NE 12	N 16	ENE 8	NE 8
kJ	9	9	2	8	2	2	5	2	2	2	5	18	17	2	4	2	2	3	6	20	6	5	78	84
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 16	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 18	N 18	N 15	N 12	—	—	N 13	N 13	NE 12	N 13	N 14
kJ	7	6	6	6	6	5	2	5	5	5	2	2	2	6	6	4	3	—	—	4	3	6	3	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	N 4	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 5	NNE 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 6	NNE 7	N 7	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	14	38	28	50	32	40	40	39	35	113	118	61	198	248	395	199	278	306	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Marsden Point Northland	Waipu River Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Waipu River Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Elliot Bay Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Ruakaka Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland	Whatipu Auckland	Orewa Beach Auckland	Daniels Reef Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland	Waipu River Northland
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	3	1	1
Distance (km)	39	39	94	16	0	9	9	9	9	0	94	81	62	62	9	9	94	118	68	45	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Elliot Bay	Okupe Beach	Matauri Bay	Ngunguru Bar	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Ninety Mile Beach	Matauri Bay	Scott Point	Scott Point	Waipapakauri Beach	Scott Point	Taupo Bay			Daniels Reef	Pakiri beach	Forestry	Moureeses	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	2	2	2	2	2			1	2	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland	Scott Point Northland	Mussel Rock Auckland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tairua Bar Coromandel	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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