Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
15.2° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 3PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (05 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
5
1
SE
5
0.7
SE
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
45
43
8
8
13
9
10
14
15
13
8
15
15
15
10
10
9
10
9
9
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
NE
0
S
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:45AM1.99m
00:02AM2.07m
12:36PM1.98m
00:53AM2.03m
1:32PM1.98m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.40m
6:34AM0.29m
6:54PM0.44m
7:25AM0.30m
7:52PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
7
10
11
9
9
9
8
8
7
10
11
9
8
8
7
7
7
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
2
4
6
5
5
6
5
5
4
8
9
6
5
5
4
4
5
8
8
9
7
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