Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

15.9° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 12PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 21s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	9s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s
Evening (11 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 11							Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	0	2	3	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	887	1479	1153	612	506	508	690	599	362	292	286	227	227	194	231	231	210	164	133	130	113	86	84	65
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide	2:13AM1.55m				2:54PM1.57m					3:14AM1.57m				3:54PM1.64m				4:15AM1.60m				4:54PM1.70m
Low Tide			8:34AM0.15m					9:06PM0.25m				9:33AM0.12m				10:07PM0.21m				10:32AM0.07m				11:10PM0.16m


	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	7:18
	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	5:04
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	10	11	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	13	14	13	13	14
Feels °C	4	4	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	8	8	9	7	8	8	10	10	10	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	887	920	811	612	506	508	460	460	362	292	286	227	227	194	231	231	210	164	133	130	113	86	84	65
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	N 13	S 21	S 21	SSE 20	S 8	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9
kJ	5	3	9	8	39	28	32	61	53	50	47	21	20	15	15	15	9	24	40	37	32	30	28	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	—	N 13	S 16	N 13	SSE 19	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 7	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 12	NE 11	SE 14
kJ	3	—	3	5	3	37	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	18	16	28	26	8	5	5	5	5	5	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 7	S 7	SSW 8	SE 9	SE 9	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 2	NNW 3	N 3	N 4
kJ	202	1479	1153	53	51	94	690	599	28	32	32	34	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	4	4	2	4	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	18	18	18	42	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	76	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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