Surf Forecasts:
Waipu River surf forecast from 20 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 24 Jun, 9PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 24 Jun, 12PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, NE swell with 1,271 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 21 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Waipu River this week:
The surf forecast for Waipu River over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 21) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Waipu River in the next 16 days are 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 24) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jun 26) at 12PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Sun 21st Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 9PM (Wed 24th Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Wed 24th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Waipu River over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, light winds from the N by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 231 | 1096 | 1205 | 683 | 179 | 151 | 130 | 136 | 115 | 158 | 200 | 200 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:04PM2.02m | 00:31AM2.17m | 1:01PM1.94m | 1:24AM2.06m | 1:58PM1.89m | 2:16AM1.96m | 2:54PM1.85m | 3:09AM1.89m | 3:48PM1.84m | 4:00AM1.84m | 4:40PM1.85m | 4:50AM1.82m | 5:29PM1.88m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.25m | 7:10AM0.25m | 7:25PM0.36m | 8:02AM0.31m | 8:20PM0.46m | 8:54AM0.36m | 9:15PM0.53m | 9:44AM0.40m | 10:09PM0.58m | 10:33AM0.42m | 11:01PM0.59m | 11:20AM0.42m | 11:51PM0.58m | ||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 6 | E 13 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 36 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | 179 | 151 | 130 | 136 | 115 | 158 | 200 | 200 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | N 5 | E 8 | E 7 | E 14 | ESE 6 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | NNW 9 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 7 | — | 16 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | N 5 | E 14 | E 8 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | N 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | SW 2 | S 2 | SSE 4 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 6 | W 4 | WSW 3 | NW 6 | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 231 | 1096 | 1205 | 683 | 20 | 43 | 28 | 87 | 11 | 8 | 10 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 14 | 152 | 106 | 106 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 204 | 198 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 259 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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