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Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 16 Jan 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
22.5° C
 (Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waipu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 5PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
0.9
NNE
1.9
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
Period(s) (?)7788889991099968889999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)646567847184159152179262241257133272828105511761143125414281461130812181254
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
WSW
0
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
40
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglassoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:26PM
1.78
7:05AM
1.89
7:14PM
1.82
7:51AM
1.95
7:59PM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:39PM
0.63
12:56AM
0.44
1:30PM
0.59
1:43AM
0.39
2:17PM
0.53
2:28AM
0.33
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:22-------6:24
Sunset---8:39-------8:39-------8:39----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------------111--1---11
Temp. °C222525231817171720202120201918191919191919191819
Feels °C (?)222326231716171720191919191513141313131313131213
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