Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

15.7° C

Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 2PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	E 13	E 13	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	133	130	101	86	84	65	67	57	55	38	38	25	18	31	54	58	57	33	33	34	37	85	52	69
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:54PM1.70m				5:15AM1.63m				5:53PM1.76m					6:15AM1.66m				6:50PM1.81m
Low Tide		10:32AM0.07m				11:10PM0.16m				11:32AM0.03m					00:11AM0.11m				12:31PM-0.00m				1:09AM0.07m


	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18
	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	13	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	16	18	15	14	13	13	13
Feels °C	9	9	10	9	10	10	10	9	10	10	11	11	10	11	13	11	11	14	17	13	12	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	E 10	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	E 13	E 13	ESE 14
kJ	133	130	101	86	84	65	67	57	55	38	38	25	15	31	53	50	37	16	19	27	17	85	52	69
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 10	E 10	ESE 7	E 10	E 11	E 11	NW 6	N 6	E 10	ESE 11	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5
kJ	39	37	33	30	28	14	13	12	12	5	5	18	18	5	54	58	57	14	9	34	37	5	5	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	SE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	NE 11	E 11	S 8	E 12	E 12	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	E 10	E 10	SE 7	E 14	NNW 6	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	5	5	5	5	5	7	17	16	15	5	9	6	12	12	4	4	4	33	33	2	14	3	19	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NNW 2	NNW 3	NNW 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	—	—	—	NW 6	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5
kJ	—	—	—	1	2	4	8	14	22	25	30	45	64	66	139	103	80	—	—	—	52	35	22	20
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	42	42	18	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Torere Beach	Maraenui	Maraenui	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	1	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	9	7	8	8	6	7	6	7	7	4	4	4	5

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