Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (07 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)--
Afternoon (07 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (07 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1281
1363
1230
1004
853
641
531
294
388
172
126
118
95
104
141
96
85
85
74
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:06PM1.59m
4:37AM1.49m
5:04PM1.59m
5:35AM1.52m
5:59PM1.60m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.21m
10:47AM0.21m
11:24PM0.18m
11:45AM0.21m
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6
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Temp °C
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
12
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
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