Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 12 Jul 2025 NZST
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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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
NE
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.3
NNE
1.1
N
0.8
N
0.3
NE
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.1
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)12121212121212121212121111111111111111111111111010101010101095667699988877771010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4163353233143123102553132402332352282132131721631621231191191261181161091038675737161721462091501208332414129191716111110720222230212928282628252525
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
25
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscrossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffglassoffglasscrossglasscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:29PM
2.11
8:41AM
1.97
9:12PM
2.16
9:26AM
2.00
9:54PM
2.20
10:12AM
2.01
10:38PM
2.21
11:00AM
2.02
11:24PM
2.20
11:51AM
2.01
12:12AM
2.17
12:44PM
2.01
1:04AM
2.12
1:42PM
2.01
2:01AM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:00AM
0.40
3:08PM
0.24
3:44AM
0.34
3:51PM
0.23
4:28AM
0.30
4:35PM
0.24
5:13AM
0.26
5:21PM
0.27
5:59AM
0.24
6:11PM
0.31
6:48AM
0.23
7:04PM
0.36
7:40AM
0.24
8:02PM
0.41
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Sunrise----7:30-------7:30-------7:30-------7:28-------7:28-------7:28-------7:28-------
Sunset------5:23-------5:24-------5:25-------5:25-------5:27-------5:28-------5:28-----
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Rain (mm)
---------------------------------101-----1--------------1----
Temp. °C12111212131515141211109101415121110101213141413131313121214151413141313131514131211111112141412111010111114151313111111
Feels °C (?)10911101113141210987810119877997766899101214111011121010109101098891010998891012131112998
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