Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.3° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 8AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
1
E
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
ESE
15
1
E
14
1.1
E
14
1.1
E
13
1.1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
2.1
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
213
256
205
198
151
149
149
149
242
417
480
440
444
431
499
507
581
670
880
1118
1075
1311
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:30AM1.38m
3:06PM1.40m
3:20AM1.36m
3:56PM1.40m
4:09AM1.35m
4:44PM1.42m
Low Tide
8:43AM0.34m
9:12PM0.44m
9:32AM0.36m
10:03PM0.44m
10:21AM0.35m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
2
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
12
10
9
10
10
8
9
11
11
10
8
8
7
7
8
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
9
9
9
7
8
7
5
5
5
3
4
5
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
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