Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.2°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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 5PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (30 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
11
1.1
NE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
161
450
404
396
336
95
78
81
64
74
88
238
203
193
341
360
174
184
683
713
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
15
SSE
10
SE
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
30
SSE
25
S
15
S
5
SE
10
N
Wind State
cross
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:31AM1.49m
7:51PM1.59m
8:14AM1.53m
8:33PM1.61m
8:58AM1.56m
Low Tide
1:42PM0.21m
2:11AM0.18m
2:26PM0.19m
2:53AM0.15m
3:11PM0.18m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
15
13
12
11
10
9
14
17
16
15
14
12
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
15
14
13
12
11
9
7
6
11
13
12
11
9
7
6
8
4
5
6
8
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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