Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.6° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 11PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
2.2
NNE
9
2.2
NNE
8
2
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
138
125
130
191
173
142
139
137
110
68
81
269
295
320
251
692
657
567
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNE
25
N
15
N
10
N
5
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:05PM1.54m
10:32AM1.55m
10:49PM1.48m
11:17AM1.49m
Low Tide
4:21AM0.20m
4:46PM0.28m
5:04AM0.26m
5:31PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
2
3
4
1
1
Temp °C
18
14
11
10
10
9
15
17
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
15
11
8
7
7
6
11
13
12
9
9
10
11
9
9
11
13
12
11
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