Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.4°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 4AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Afternoon (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
NE
10
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
16
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
0.1
NE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
29
11
11
11
10
25
4
24
4
10
315
262
234
256
302
11
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:40AM1.52m
2:19PM1.59m
2:44AM1.51m
3:22PM1.61m
Low Tide
7:34PM0.25m
7:58AM0.18m
8:36PM0.25m
8:59AM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
14
12
11
11
10
12
13
15
12
11
Feels °C
10
9
11
10
12
11
12
13
11
10
8
6
8
11
11
7
6
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