Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 22 May 2026 NZST
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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
16.9° 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 8PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (22 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.7
SSE
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
74
138
136
154
154
163
222
217
268
300
257
287
287
284
309
315
309
279
208
208
208
204
299
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
0
SW
5
NNE
5
N
5
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:37AM1.63m
11:08PM1.74m
11:35AM1.57m
00:04AM1.68m
12:35PM1.51m
1:01AM1.61m
Low Tide
4:51PM0.06m
5:30AM0.11m
5:47PM0.12m
6:27AM0.15m
6:44PM0.20m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
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5:00
4:59
4:59
4:58
2
Temp °C
13
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
14
15
14
15
14
15
15
16
16
15
12
10
10
11
12
12
10
9
10
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
Energy kJ
73
74
138
136
154
154
163
222
217
268
300
257
287
287
284
309
315
309
279
208
208
208
204
223
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
10
0.5
NE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
8
0.7
SSE
18
Energy kJ
19
29
7
7
25
23
23
23
23
13
14
69
38
36
26
31
30
113
103
40
39
40
41
299
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SE
9
0.2
S
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
SE
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
18
0.5
N
8
Energy kJ
8
7
11
10
5
2
2
2
7
17
13
6
3
3
2
2
9
18
162
142
67
123
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
S
2
0.4
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
3
2
2
5
34
72
69
53
47
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
48
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
24
18
24
24
18
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
5
4
3
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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