Waiapu River Surf Break

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 11 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 4PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
8
1.8
NE
8
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
2
NNE
8
1
E
9
1.6
NNE
8
1.1
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
239
239
239
234
279
328
235
437
394
462
322
472
159
283
215
234
239
334
340
407
484
557
656
Wind (km/h)
30
N
35
N
35
N
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
N
30
NNE
25
NW
5
N
20
NNE
35
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
0
SSE
10
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:49AM1.39m
10:11PM1.53m
10:32AM1.39m
10:52PM1.52m
11:17AM1.41m
11:36PM1.52m
Low Tide
4:00PM0.28m
4:35AM0.28m
4:43PM0.29m
5:17AM0.26m
5:27PM0.30m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
3
4
2
6
11
1
5
3
1
2
3
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
12
12
11
13
15
12
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
13
11
10
10
11
11
Feels °C
8
7
8
12
10
10
9
10
10
8
10
9
7
8
8
9
10
13
11
9
8
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.8
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.2
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
E
9
2
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.1
E
9
1.8
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.3
N
8
1.2
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
Energy kJ
284
239
239
336
187
279
328
235
201
394
462
322
194
385
283
215
196
239
334
340
407
484
557
656
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
S
15
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.1
S
20
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.2
N
8
1.2
E
9
1.1
N
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.9
NNW
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
NNW
10
1.2
NNW
10
Energy kJ
3
239
234
104
84
7
4
122
134
91
7
159
170
164
234
146
79
131
161
165
214
312
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
0.9
E
9
0.1
S
13
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
1.1
E
10
0.8
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NNW
9
1
NNW
10
1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
Energy kJ
3
7
4
9
129
3
79
67
214
93
129
78
120
146
183
172
212
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
6
1.6
N
6
2
N
7
2.4
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.5
NNE
7
0.9
N
6
1.8
NE
8
2.5
NNE
7
1.8
NW
7
2
NNE
8
2.4
N
8
1.3
NW
8
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
108
213
399
603
335
187
66
437
622
330
472
728
222
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
111
111
57
0
0
0
0
53
100
0
0
83
109
61
0
0
0
0
58
18
18
18
42
42
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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