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Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 15 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
22.3° C
 (Which is 2.3°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: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
N
1.1
N
1
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.7
ENE
2.5
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)11114555677788889999999978
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3024324564554763736279848484159156156217235230252426698994
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offglassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:34PM
1.75
6:16AM
1.83
6:26PM
1.78
7:05AM
1.89
7:14PM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:45AM
0.66
12:05AM
0.48
12:39PM
0.63
12:56AM
0.44
1:30PM
0.59
1:43AM
0.39
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:22-------6:22
Sunset---8:40-------8:39-------8:39----
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--111-1--------------221
Temp. °C212424232120191922252423181717172021202119191818
Feels °C (?)222323242221212122252423171717172019182118161312
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