Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 7PM is: 1.2m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (01 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
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)
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.3
NE
16
1.2
ESE
5
1.4
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
8
1.4
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.3
NE
14
0.3
NE
13
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
39
128
50
72
106
199
320
210
110
64
62
35
28
24
17
17
26
15
24
23
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
30
ESE
20
SE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:51AM1.95m
9:16PM2.13m
9:32AM1.97m
9:55PM2.14m
10:14AM1.99m
Low Tide
3:16PM0.28m
3:48AM0.33m
3:55PM0.29m
4:27AM0.30m
4:35PM0.32m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:38
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
12
12
12
11
9
8
11
13
11
11
11
10
10
11
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
9
7
5
7
6
6
5
4
7
8
8
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
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