Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

14.6°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 (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 9PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (23 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 23					Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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)	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	50	54	52	52	69	98	121	121	94	100	88	82	73	125	86	86	85	85	74	52	50
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	ENE	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	SW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross	off	off
High Tide				4:35PM1.43m				5:06AM1.39m				5:25PM1.48m				5:56AM1.47m				6:13PM1.54m
Low Tide		10:20AM0.38m				10:55PM0.31m				11:13AM0.33m				11:44PM0.24m				12:04PM0.28m


	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	20	23	22	18	14	14	15	14	20	21	19	18	16
Feels °C	12	12	14	15	14	13	13	12	17	17	16	14	11	11	13	12	17	19	18	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NW 6	NW 6	SSE 10	SSE 9
kJ	20	54	52	52	69	98	121	121	94	92	64	62	41	125	86	86	85	33	45	52	50
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	SSE 5	SSE 4	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	SSE 17	SE 16	SE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	E 13	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 12	E 12
kJ	10	10	9	8	8	3	3	28	62	100	88	82	73	14	9	11	14	85	74	11	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	NW 4	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	E 14	E 14	NE 12	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	NE 11	S 18
kJ	1	1	10	9	6	6	6	3	3	3	3	4	14	6	13	12	12	12	11	5	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 5	S 5	—	—	—	NW 3	—	NNW 2	NNW 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 6	—	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 5
kJ	50	14	15	—	—	—	1	—	1	4	12	10	6	7	44	47	72	—	156	26	11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Three Points East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay 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	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	58	58	153	0	0	0	0	0	0	53	42	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	111	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1		1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5

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