Waiapu River Surf Break

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 5 am 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.2° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jun)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (25 Jun)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
9
4
NNE
9
3
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
2.2
NE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.2
NE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.5
E
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
9
3
E
9
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1556
2244
1283
1121
974
826
760
660
777
777
938
1038
1064
855
1478
1737
1352
1199
1473
1264
1034
957
1035
1538
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
30
NNE
10
NW
10
N
10
N
15
SSE
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
35
SSE
40
SSW
20
SSW
20
NNW
0
NW
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:17AM1.45m
2:54PM1.42m
3:07AM1.41m
3:43PM1.42m
3:56AM1.39m
4:31PM1.44m
Low Tide
8:34AM0.27m
8:58PM0.39m
9:22AM0.30m
9:49PM0.41m
10:09AM0.31m
10:38PM0.41m
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:54
4:55
 mm
12
4
2
1
3
1
1
5
10
1
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
13
12
11
12
14
12
10
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
10
14
14
14
11
6
5
6
8
6
2
8
7
10
10
10
9
8
9
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
3
NNE
9
3
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.3
NE
9
2.2
NE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.2
NE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
9
3
E
9
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.5
ESE
10
Energy kJ
25
1581
1283
1121
974
826
760
660
777
777
938
1038
1064
855
935
1224
1352
1199
1473
1264
1034
957
1035
1226
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NW
8
1.4
S
7
0.8
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
11
1.1
SSW
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
21
0.3
SSE
20
0.4
SSE
19
0.4
SSE
18
Energy kJ
36
12
12
12
11
86
113
140
182
120
30
18
199
53
19
65
308
35
44
76
139
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.7
NNW
8
0.1
S
10
0.4
NNW
12
0.1
S
13
0.3
N
8
0.7
NW
8
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
S
22
Energy kJ
17
60
2
51
3
11
71
69
69
41
6
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNE
9
4
NNE
9
0.6
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.6
S
6
1.8
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.5
E
10
3
E
10
0.5
S
11
1.6
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
3
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1556
2244
9
82
199
278
526
692
1478
1737
65
184
182
139
135
126
131
1538
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
2
2
Distance (km)
327
156
0
0
0
42
42
42
42
48
51
51
18
0
0
42
42
42
48
48
48
18
48
48
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
8
5
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
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