Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.6°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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 4AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (31 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (31 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat morning, calm by Sat night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
1.5
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
30
55
51
293
533
716
705
571
522
438
366
359
301
247
183
140
135
75
66
48
50
35
33
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
15
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:24PM1.67m
10:56AM1.77m
11:19PM1.63m
11:51AM1.73m
00:17AM1.58m
12:49PM1.69m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.02m
5:17PM0.10m
5:36AM0.06m
6:14PM0.13m
6:32AM0.11m
7:12PM0.16m
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Temp °C
11
10
11
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
13
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
7
5
6
6
5
6
7
9
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
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