Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 5 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

14.2°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 (24 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 8AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Aug)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Afternoon (24 Aug)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Evening (24 Aug)	1.5ft (0.5m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 24							Tuesday 25								Wednesday 26
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	SSE 18	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	33	33	33	33	34	35	104	183	157	113	34	33	27	27	32	31	31	33	65	62	59	53	48
Wind (km/h)	W	W	WSW	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	NE	ESE	NW	W	W	W	W	WNW	ENE	NNE	NW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	cross
High Tide	2:43AM1.33m					3:19PM1.38m				3:35AM1.32m				4:10PM1.40m				4:26AM1.34m				4:58PM1.44m
Low Tide			8:55AM0.39m					9:28PM0.46m				9:46AM0.37m				10:21PM0.43m				10:37AM0.35m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	10	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	10	12	15	13	13	13	13	11	10	12	14	15	15	15
Feels °C	7	7	9	9	8	8	7	8	8	7	9	13	11	12	11	11	8	7	10	11	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NW 7	S 9	S 9	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 12	S 12	NW 6	NW 6	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	NW 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 17	NW 6	NW 6
kJ	86	43	31	15	42	39	104	183	157	113	103	72	23	12	41	38	37	14	28	16	59	12	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 9	SSE 9	NW 6	ESE 13	S 8	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	NW 5	NW 6	S 8	SSE 8	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	SSE 9	NW 6	NW 6	SSE 9	SSE 16	SSE 16
kJ	33	33	17	28	10	35	20	36	34	34	7	12	20	13	8	8	11	17	6	5	15	53	48
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 9	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	NW 6	ESE 14	NW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	SSE 18	SSE 18	NW 6	S 9	ESE 12
kJ	9	8	33	33	34	6	36	1	3	5	34	33	27	27	32	31	31	33	65	62	5	13	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 3	—	—	N 6	N 5	NNW 2	N 5	—	NW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	2	—	—	2	2	1	2	—	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Surf Club Gisborne and Mahia	Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	102	109	108	0	0	42	0	0	102	42	61	53	53	53	42	0	102	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Tokomaru Bay	Hicks Bay	Tokomaru Bay	Maraenui	Waiapu River				Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Three Points	Loisell's		Tokomaru Bay	Kaiaua Bay	Loisell's	Three Points	Three Points	Three Points	Loisell's		Waiapu River
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1				4	4	1	2	2		1	2	2	2	2	1	2		1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	The Ledge Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Cannibal Bay Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	4	5	5	5	3	5	5	5	2	4	4	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	8	8	9	8	7	5	5	5

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