Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
15.2°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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 9PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (04 Oct)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (04 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
6
2.3
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.1
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
318
557
521
475
368
271
248
192
170
188
170
178
252
268
268
280
242
203
163
132
96
Wind (km/h)
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:57PM2.08m
2:21AM1.94m
3:01PM2.04m
3:28AM1.90m
4:07PM2.04m
Low Tide
7:51AM0.27m
8:32PM0.42m
8:54AM0.33m
9:39PM0.43m
10:00AM0.35m
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clear
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clear
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6:54
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6:52
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7:27
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7:28
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1
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Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
14
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
10
10
10
9
10
12
11
13
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