Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.6° 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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 6AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (08 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
13
1.6
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
637
841
679
637
488
472
407
400
353
335
283
278
247
242
200
173
192
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NE
10
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:55AM1.54m
1:33PM1.56m
1:54AM1.54m
2:34PM1.59m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.27m
7:16AM0.17m
7:47PM0.27m
8:13AM0.16m
8:48PM0.26m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
8
8
8
7
7
10
10
10
9
9
10
12
13
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
8
7
6
7
9
11
11
9
9
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Waiapu River surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest