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Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.6° C
 (Which is 1.9°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 3PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (10 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
N
0.4
NNE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
NE
0.3
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212991111111111911999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)262625252547472546232221402121212120292222212121
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
2.07
1:50AM
1.88
2:08PM
1.96
2:42AM
1.82
2:57PM
1.86
3:36AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:21AM
0.35
7:56PM
0.33
8:10AM
0.46
8:43PM
0.39
9:01AM
0.56
9:32PM
0.45
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-------6:16-------6:16-------6:18
Sunset---8:42-------8:42-------8:40----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222626242019181823252226211917182326262217161515
Feels °C (?)222524232019181823242125211917192325242016141414
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