Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 06 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
20.2° 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 10AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (06 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (06 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)88121111111111101010101010101099999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1821611582132782732982872442001881851541301101109067655453524041
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
NW
5
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
N
10
NW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
5
SSE
15
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
glassoffcrossglasscrossoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
1.68
10:54PM
1.56
11:13AM
1.62
11:40PM
1.53
11:58AM
1.55
12:26AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
0.11
4:48PM
0.11
5:04AM
0.17
5:33PM
0.15
5:50AM
0.23
6:16PM
0.20
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise-6:24-------6:24-------6:26------
Sunset-----8:15-------8:14-------8:13--
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141418192120191817172122222120191918222222212019
Feels °C (?)131418182121201817172222232221191917222222221917
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