Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiapu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 3AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
SSE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)141414131313131211121212121211111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67101100130125123121112130737246464543242121219810108
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
0
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:36AM
1.60
6:07PM
1.61
6:26AM
1.66
6:58PM
1.70
7:17AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:26PM
0.22
11:55AM
0.11
12:19AM
0.15
12:45PM
0.04
1:12AM
0.10
1:35PM
-0.00
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:33-------6:33-------6:35---
Sunset------5:37-------5:35-------5:34-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------34842-
Temp. °C131211111416171616161617181818181818181818171918
Feels °C (?)109991313141414131314141313131313131412121516
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