Waiapu River Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Waiapu River

Issued: 5 am 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
16.6° 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 (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (08 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
4
6
!
6
2
3
2
0
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
13
0.4
SE
16
0.2
SSE
21
2.1
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
11
2
SSE
21
2.5
SSE
20
4.5
SSE
21
2.5
SSE
21
2
SSE
17
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
127
140
146
86
62
44
17
65
42
739
1491
3603
5204
16637
5327
2423
2034
1816
1658
1527
1395
1230
1176
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:44AM1.34m
00:06AM1.48m
12:34PM1.36m
00:53AM1.48m
1:27PM1.40m
Low Tide
5:47AM0.33m
5:54PM0.34m
6:31AM0.31m
6:42PM0.34m
7:19AM0.27m
7:34PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
15
16
13
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
8
9
13
15
11
8
8
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
4
4
5
6
7
9
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
2.1
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
21
2.5
SSE
21
2
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
16
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
137
127
140
146
86
62
44
39
19
14
739
1491
2665
3315
16637
5327
2309
1575
1816
1658
1527
1395
1230
1176
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.4
SE
16
0.2
SSE
21
0.5
SSE
22
1.2
SSE
22
2
SSE
21
2.5
SSE
20
1.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
17
Energy kJ
25
25
17
17
20
16
17
25
65
42
263
1312
3603
5204
957
157
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
E
9
0.3
NW
5
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
Energy kJ
6
6
4
12
10
15
15
17
14
7
13
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
4
0.3
W
2
0.6
S
4
2.1
SSE
8
3
S
10
4
S
11
6
S
14
7
S
18
7
S
18
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
5
S
14
4
S
13
4
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
Energy kJ
6
1
13
574
1936
4271
13993
28972
30973
2850
2423
2034
9384
6149
4764
3829
3331
3116
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
53
18
18
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
18
18
18
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
5
4
2
4
3
3
3
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
1
2
3
6
6
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
6
8
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
8
8
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