Waipu River surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 23 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
18.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waipu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 6PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (23 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NE
8
2.3
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
1.7
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.8
ENE
10
2
E
9
1.9
NNE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
9
2
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
760
780
668
533
533
564
627
690
614
1411
1441
1447
1568
1659
1601
1662
1825
1707
753
710
652
612
612
535
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
12:25PM1.99m
00:57AM2.15m
1:26PM1.92m
1:55AM2.07m
2:27PM1.87m
2:51AM2.00m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.26m
6:54PM0.25m
7:38AM0.30m
7:52PM0.34m
8:35AM0.34m
8:51PM0.42m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
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5:20
5:19
5:17
5:17
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
13
14
15
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
N
12
0.9
ENE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
10
1.8
NE
9
1.8
NNE
9
1.9
NNE
9
2.2
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
2
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
Energy kJ
41
3
159
533
533
555
516
584
614
928
557
753
753
710
652
612
612
535
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.1
NW
11
0.3
NNW
11
0.5
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
67
5
23
61
37
20
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NE
8
2.3
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
2
E
9
2.1
E
8
3
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
9
2.3
E
8
2.1
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
11
Energy kJ
760
780
668
366
432
564
627
690
588
1411
1441
1447
1568
1659
1601
1662
1825
1707
697
596
501
401
328
434
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
Distance (km)
62
62
62
94
94
94
62
94
94
94
94
94
94
94
94
94
94
94
94
94
62
62
42
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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