Ripirō Beach
Northland · New Zealand
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Ripirō Beach is a SW-facing sand beach on the New Zealand shoreline, opening onto the Fiji Sea — it catches S–W swell, and offshore N–E winds tidy the banks through october–april.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~15.6°C (60.1°F) on average
Jan
20°C
68°F · 17.7–22.1°C
Feb
20.7°C
69.3°F · 19.2–22.5°C
Mar
20.3°C
68.5°F · 18.6–22.1°C
Apr
19.5°C
67.1°F · 17.9–21.7°C
May
18.1°C
64.6°F · 17.1–19.7°C
Jun
16.3°C
61.3°F · 15–17.9°C
Jul
15.2°C
59.4°F · 14.3–16.1°C
Aug
14.7°C
58.5°F · 13.9–15.5°C
Sep
14.7°C
58.5°F · 13.7–15.7°C
Oct
15.6°C
60.1°F · 14.5–17°C
Nov
17°C
62.6°F · 15.3–18.8°C
Dec
18.7°C
65.7°F · 16.9–21.1°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
S–W
Best wind
N–E
Break type
Beach break
Best season
October–April
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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