Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 NZST
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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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 10AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (27 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (27 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
ENE
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.9
NE
8
0.6
E
11
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
221
194
194
286
227
269
223
184
149
149
116
100
85
82
68
66
66
64
41
41
41
41
41
40
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:46AM1.95m
4:23PM1.87m
4:37AM1.92m
5:13PM1.90m
5:24AM1.91m
6:00PM1.95m
Low Tide
10:23AM0.36m
10:44PM0.50m
11:11AM0.35m
11:35PM0.51m
11:56AM0.35m
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part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:20
7:20
7:20
7:22
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5:16
5:16
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
13
13
15
16
17
16
16
15
14
13
13
15
17
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
14
15
15
15
12
13
14
14
16
15
15
14
12
12
12
14
16
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
13
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Energy kJ
221
186
182
178
227
269
223
126
105
107
102
100
82
82
68
66
66
64
41
41
41
41
41
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
194
194
194
191
104
142
126
184
149
149
116
85
85
58
56
35
33
31
31
17
17
17
17
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
11
0.2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
59
3
3
16
10
5
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
6
5
5
5
2
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.4
ENE
3
1.1
ENE
11
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
2
4
286
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
16
16
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
63
62
62
62
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
5
4
4
9
9
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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