Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 3PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.8
NE
8
2.1
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2
NE
8
2
ENE
8
2
ENE
7
1.9
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
238
238
243
193
154
221
435
397
456
465
464
440
362
322
228
183
153
135
86
57
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:42PM2.19m
6:02AM2.09m
6:39PM2.28m
6:59AM2.15m
7:32PM2.34m
Low Tide
11:33AM0.19m
00:14AM0.31m
12:33PM0.12m
1:12AM0.22m
1:28PM0.07m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
3
4
3
5
3
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
12
14
16
14
14
17
16
15
15
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