Waipu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.99° S 174.48° E

Waipu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waipu River sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.1° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Waipu River at 2AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (09 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.8
N
6
2.1
N
7
2.3
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
60
117
160
165
245
400
585
470
383
301
264
229
229
190
190
161
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
25
N
15
N
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:52AM1.98m
3:37PM2.03m
3:57AM1.99m
4:41PM2.10m
Low Tide
8:56PM0.48m
9:25AM0.29m
10:04PM0.46m
10:30AM0.25m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
3
8
6
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
15
16
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
14
13
11
10
9
10
13
13
11
11
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