Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.2° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 5PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
164
55
54
47
47
48
51
38
39
39
23
22
23
22
21
25
58
75
65
240
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:34PM1.48m
00:50AM1.48m
1:25PM1.44m
1:40AM1.42m
2:15PM1.41m
Low Tide
6:20AM0.19m
6:41PM0.31m
7:08AM0.25m
7:31PM0.37m
7:55AM0.31m
8:21PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
12
13
11
9
9
9
9
11
15
14
13
14
Feels °C
7
9
10
10
8
8
7
7
7
9
9
7
6
6
6
6
8
11
9
8
8
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