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Waipu Cove Surf Photo: 'carrotfish ' by Peter Crowley

Lat Long: 36.03° S 174.51° E

Issued: 5 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waipu Cove sea temperature is

17.1° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Waipu Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE	NE	E	N
	11 s	on	11 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waipu Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE	NE	NE	E
	11 s	on	5 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waipu Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE	NE	NE	E
	11 s	on	6 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waipu Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	NE	NE	NE	E
	11 s	on	6 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 26 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waipu Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	E	NE	NE	E
	11 s	cross- on	5 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waipu Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SW		NE	E
	10 s	glass		7 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waipu Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SSW		NE	NE
	9 s	off		9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waipu Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SW		NE	E
	9 s	off		9 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waipu Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SW		NE
	10 s	off		10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waipu Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SW	SW	NE	ESE
	10 s	off	2 s	10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 May at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waipu Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	WSW	WSW	NE	E
	9 s	off	3 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 May at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waipu Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SW	WSW	NE	E
	9 s	off	3 s	9 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 May at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waipu Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	WSW	SW	ENE	NNE
	9 s	off	3 s	9 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 May at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waipu Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	SW	SW	ENE	NNE
	9 s	off	3 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 May at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waipu Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NE	WSW	WSW	ENE	NNE
	9 s	off	3 s	10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 May at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waipu Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	WSW	WSW	ENE	NNE
	10 s	cross- off	3 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 May at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waipu Cove around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ENE	W	WSW	ENE	NNE
	10 s	cross- off	3 s	10 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 May at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Waipu Cove around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 15 minutes before low water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 0.1m (0.2 ft). Range 2.59m (8.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Waipu Cove Surf Photo: 'carrotfish ' by Peter Crowley

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Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 12:56 pm 27 May 2017