Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.2° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 12PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
14
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
6
2
N
7
2.2
N
7
1.8
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
10
10
9
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
7
13
28
43
86
125
138
193
353
507
378
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
NE
0
E
5
SSE
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NW
Wind State
off
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:53AM2.03m
1:32PM1.98m
1:50AM2.00m
2:33PM1.99m
2:52AM1.98m
3:37PM2.03m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.30m
7:52PM0.47m
8:23AM0.31m
8:56PM0.48m
9:25AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
1
1
3
2
Temp °C
8
7
7
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
13
14
14
15
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
5
4
4
9
9
9
9
7
7
8
8
8
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
11
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