Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
2
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.2
E
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
1.1
E
2.4
E
Period(s) (?)12121212121212677776666661011111148
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)771481481531081061041001451139473534140302215812121246670
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
10
WSW
10
N
25
NNE
15
NW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
20
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:08PM
1.88
5:43AM
2.03
6:09PM
1.92
6:38AM
2.07
7:04PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:20AM
0.43
11:39PM
0.36
12:20PM
0.38
12:38AM
0.34
1:14PM
0.31
1:30AM
0.31
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--------7:31-------7:33-------
Sunset---7:21-------7:20-------7:17----
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----5----------------21
Temp. °C181921201917201819232220181817171717171616161718
Feels °C (?)201921211915211819222119181714131313121214151414
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