Waiapu River Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Waiapu River

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
16.4° 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 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)--
Afternoon (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (04 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.9
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
178
154
131
86
67
54
39
16
17
17
8
6
7
6
10
123
10
8
105
153
105
76
52
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
30
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:19PM1.52m
9:33AM1.39m
9:59PM1.51m
10:15AM1.36m
10:40PM1.49m
10:59AM1.34m
Low Tide
3:38AM0.34m
3:46PM0.29m
4:21AM0.34m
4:27PM0.31m
5:04AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
4:52
 mm
1
1
6
19
2
Temp °C
18
15
15
15
16
16
17
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
17
15
14
13
12
11
13
15
Feels °C
15
12
13
13
15
14
14
14
13
12
13
11
13
13
14
15
14
12
12
11
10
9
11
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
2.3
N
8
2
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.1
NNW
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
Energy kJ
202
178
154
131
86
42
54
39
16
17
17
8
649
546
517
460
280
329
289
149
153
105
100
80
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
7
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
NNW
6
0.7
NE
8
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
Energy kJ
26
11
7
6
19
67
20
14
7
7
2
2
6
7
6
6
123
7
8
105
84
76
76
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
E
18
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
16
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
11
10
11
11
6
13
8
7
2
2
2
6
2
2
5
10
6
10
7
9
14
14
13
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
6
0.4
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
7
0.9
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.5
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.7
N
7
2
N
7
3
NNW
8
2.5
N
8
2.3
NNW
9
2.2
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
Energy kJ
30
7
22
35
47
88
53
117
214
205
279
419
1319
993
755
660
488
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
323
344
325
214
76
76
76
42
0
69
42
0
0
0
18
26
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
6
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