Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 12AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (27 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
10
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.9
NE
9
0.7
E
11
0.9
NE
8
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
479
295
288
226
221
194
194
191
227
223
223
184
149
112
114
102
97
83
68
66
66
64
53
42
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:27PM1.86m
3:46AM1.95m
4:23PM1.87m
4:37AM1.92m
5:13PM1.90m
5:24AM1.91m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.48m
10:23AM0.36m
10:44PM0.50m
11:11AM0.35m
11:35PM0.51m
11:56AM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:20
7:20
7:20
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5:17
5:16
5:16
5:16
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
15
17
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
16
16
13
12
12
11
12
14
17
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
10
1.3
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
E
11
1.1
NE
8
1
E
11
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
Energy kJ
479
295
288
226
221
186
182
178
227
166
223
126
126
107
105
102
97
70
68
66
66
64
53
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
11
1
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
NE
9
1
E
11
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
153
233
191
194
194
194
194
191
104
223
126
184
149
112
114
82
85
83
56
35
33
31
31
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.6
NNE
9
0.1
N
12
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
2
1
59
3
37
17
10
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
4
0.4
NE
3
1.1
NE
8
0.3
SW
2
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
160
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
16
31
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
4
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
9
9
9
5
6
7
6
7
7
9
6
9
6
9
9
9
8
7
9
7
7
6
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