Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.6° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 11AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
0.7
NE
8
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
64
56
58
57
62
64
76
76
60
62
60
48
46
46
45
37
37
37
36
34
24
24
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
S
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:29AM1.56m
6:49PM1.61m
7:19AM1.59m
7:37PM1.61m
8:06AM1.61m
8:23PM1.59m
Low Tide
12:39PM0.19m
1:07AM0.13m
1:30PM0.19m
1:54AM0.12m
2:18PM0.19m
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
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6:28
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6:26
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7:17
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7:19
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Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
14
19
20
18
17
16
16
15
16
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
13
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
14
13
15
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
13
13
12
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