Waiapu River Surf Break

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 5 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.7° 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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 8AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (06 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (06 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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)
2
2
0
4
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.9
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
2.4
NNE
7
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
338
322
620
344
291
275
450
283
356
238
235
239
340
382
407
424
434
494
520
443
443
443
434
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
25
N
25
NW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
0
NNE
5
NE
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
0
E
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:32AM1.39m
10:52PM1.52m
11:17AM1.41m
11:36PM1.52m
12:06PM1.43m
Low Tide
4:35AM0.28m
4:43PM0.29m
5:17AM0.26m
5:27PM0.30m
6:01AM0.24m
6:16PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
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>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
11
4
4
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
16
6
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
14
15
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
11
13
14
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
11
11
10
7
8
9
8
8
8
10
10
13
14
11
11
10
12
10
6
6
7
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
NE
8
0.9
E
10
2
NNE
7
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
2
N
9
1.9
N
9
1.8
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
240
338
161
423
344
291
275
291
283
260
238
170
239
340
382
407
424
709
627
541
422
443
443
434
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
NNE
8
1
NNW
8
1.2
NE
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.4
NNW
9
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.1
N
8
Energy kJ
63
4
4
123
132
159
192
145
148
198
196
235
128
154
237
333
340
434
494
520
443
318
263
173
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.7
NW
8
0.9
NNW
8
1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.9
NE
9
1.2
NNW
9
1.2
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
9
60
88
161
151
113
69
70
73
96
135
218
206
216
9
8
8
7
7
3
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
6
1.9
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
2.4
NNE
7
2.3
N
8
1.9
NE
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
NNE
8
0.8
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
136
330
322
620
709
450
356
281
302
287
18
25
69
92
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
53
100
83
76
89
48
0
0
0
0
42
42
18
18
42
42
42
42
18
18
18
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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