Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.2° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.6
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
54
47
47
48
51
38
39
23
23
22
23
22
21
51
75
55
141
158
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
0
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:50AM1.48m
1:25PM1.44m
1:40AM1.42m
2:15PM1.41m
Low Tide
6:41PM0.31m
7:08AM0.25m
7:31PM0.37m
7:55AM0.31m
8:21PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
9
9
9
9
9
12
13
11
9
9
9
10
11
15
14
13
14
Feels °C
10
10
7
7
7
7
7
9
8
7
6
6
6
7
8
10
9
8
8
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