Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
19.5° 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 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (03 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (03 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)12121212171212131312121212999999999109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)294203199243305222210257257233180158140154151151147151188237268402343336
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SW
5
S
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
1.55
8:01AM
1.57
8:28PM
1.57
8:44AM
1.56
9:11PM
1.58
9:27AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
0.22
2:18PM
0.16
2:40AM
0.22
3:00PM
0.16
3:23AM
0.23
3:41PM
0.18
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise----7:20-------7:20-------7:22---
Sunset------6:57-------6:55-------6:53-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C151515151516171716161616171718171717161618181818
Feels °C (?)131414141514151615151515161515151515161617161616
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