Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

14.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (21 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21								Thursday 22								Friday 23
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 8	SE 16	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 8	NE 12	NE 12	SSE 9	NE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	70	69	64	60	53	59	51	51	43	61	49	91	83	169	135	93	42	21	21	30	30	21	52	71
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WSW	SE	ENE	NE	NNE	NW	WSW	WSW	WNW	NNE	N	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	off
High Tide		2:27AM1.28m				2:55PM1.38m				3:21AM1.29m				3:45PM1.40m					4:14AM1.33m				4:35PM1.43m
Low Tide				8:36AM0.41m				9:15PM0.41m				9:28AM0.40m					10:05PM0.37m				10:20AM0.38m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	12	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	16	21	22	19	17	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	14
Feels °C	10	9	10	14	13	13	14	14	13	12	12	14	16	16	15	14	14	13	11	11	12	13	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 5	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	51	69	60	60	53	59	51	51	36	61	43	91	83	169	135	93	42	36	23	14	14	21	52	71
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SE 13	SE 16	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	SSE 13	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 5	ENE 9
kJ	70	44	64	26	25	50	47	46	43	51	49	44	70	19	18	18	19	21	20	20	20	31	10	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 12	SSE 15	SSE 15	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 15	NE 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NW 6	NW 5	ENE 10	ENE 10	SE 12
kJ	54	53	13	45	21	28	27	38	37	24	24	57	43	3	3	3	18	16	16	5	4	10	9	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 3	NW 3	—	—	—	NNW 3	NW 3	NW 4	NW 4	SW 2	SSW 3	S 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	1	5	8	4	1	1	21	30	30	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Cliffs Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	53	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	154	109	0	0	0	53	53	69	58	58	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	1			2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	9	5

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