Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 3PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waiapu River. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the N by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 551 | 759 | 746 | 746 | 846 | 841 | 827 | 800 | 674 | 628 | 533 | 451 | 449 | 432 | 296 | 290 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 240 | 234 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:25AM1.41m | 8:52PM1.54m | 9:07AM1.40m | 9:31PM1.53m | 9:49AM1.39m | 10:11PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM0.26m | 3:12AM0.31m | 3:19PM0.26m | 3:54AM0.29m | 4:00PM0.28m | 4:35AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | | | | | | | | | |  |  |  |  |  | | | |  |  | | |
 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 551 | 759 | 746 | 746 | 846 | 841 | 827 | 800 | 674 | 628 | 533 | 451 | 449 | 432 | 296 | 290 | 109 | 108 | 115 | 95 | 239 | 240 | 234 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | ENE 5 | S 13 | ENE 6 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 6 | NE 10 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 62 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | S 13 | N 10 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 82 | 143 | 200 | 211 | 219 | 161 | 109 | 59 | 96 | 356 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 93 | 0 | 102 | 108 | 76 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 108 |
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Waiapu River surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest