Waiapu River Surf Break

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 12PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
3
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.8
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.2
E
8
1.7
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
827
800
674
628
533
535
561
367
347
284
284
239
239
198
302
198
195
255
536
330
384
208
235
230
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
15
NW
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:07AM1.40m
9:31PM1.53m
9:49AM1.39m
10:11PM1.53m
10:32AM1.39m
10:52PM1.52m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.31m
3:19PM0.26m
3:54AM0.29m
4:00PM0.28m
4:35AM0.28m
4:43PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
1
6
1
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
14
15
12
15
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
9
9
8
9
8
8
9
9
10
11
11
12
9
10
8
11
7
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.8
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
E
8
2.1
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
Energy kJ
827
800
674
628
533
535
561
367
347
284
284
239
239
198
302
198
135
165
536
330
384
208
235
230
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
ENE
6
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.2
E
8
0.1
S
15
0.9
E
9
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
Energy kJ
4
1
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
198
190
195
4
132
125
198
194
96
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.5
NE
8
0.1
S
15
1.1
E
9
0.1
S
21
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
Energy kJ
2
5
4
2
2
3
3
35
4
198
9
95
78
74
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.9
N
7
2.3
N
7
1.9
NNE
7
1.8
N
7
1.7
NNE
7
2.5
N
8
2.4
N
8
Energy kJ
4
16
15
57
49
77
110
124
175
262
381
547
332
311
255
847
716
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
4
2
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
93
108
105
53
53
108
108
108
102
105
57
48
83
93
108
0
109
102
79
76
53
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
6
5
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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