Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.0° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (03 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
1.9
E
6
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
8
2
E
8
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
16
16
26
30
44
45
45
279
501
534
453
388
286
232
198
162
153
182
226
273
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:58PM2.14m
1:19AM2.01m
1:57PM2.08m
2:21AM1.94m
3:01PM2.04m
Low Tide
7:29PM0.37m
7:51AM0.27m
8:32PM0.42m
8:54AM0.33m
9:39PM0.43m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:56
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6:54
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6:54
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7:25
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7:27
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7:28
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 mm
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1
2
1
1
2
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1
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Temp °C
13
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
13
14
Feels °C
10
12
12
11
11
12
11
7
6
6
8
7
8
7
7
6
7
8
9
8
10
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