Waipapakauri Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 Aug 2025 NZST
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Waipapakauri Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waipapakauri Beach sea temperature is
15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waipapakauri Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Waipapakauri Beach at 9AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

Table - waves today at Waipapakauri Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
06
Thursday
07
Friday
08
Sat
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
WSW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)17171616161515151516181818181716161616151561919
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)108711279388768776666486435985475586144744214353765324373303635185848941162
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
WNW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06AM
1.81
7:10PM
1.89
7:08AM
1.85
8:02PM
1.98
8:06AM
1.93
8:50PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
0.60
12:42AM
0.71
1:02PM
0.53
1:36AM
0.63
1:54PM
0.44
Wednesday
06
Thursday
07
Friday
08
Sat
09
Sunrise--7:16-------7:16-------7:15-----
Sunset----5:49-------5:49-------5:50---
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Rain (mm)
------------1--1394-----
Temp. °C141414151514141414141516151514151515141414131313
Feels °C (?)889101091010111112131213121313131098788
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-off winds at Tauranga Bay are now cross-shore so expect speed-bumps in the surf (light winds from the E at Kerikeri Aero Automatic Weather Station 30 km from Tauranga Bay). 3.3m 9s swell from the E with a 1.4m 10s swell from the NNE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

    Tauranga Bay
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Actual: 50 min ago

20 km/h
E
Offshore
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