Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon morning, moderate winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.6
ESE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
250
162
176
257
262
215
220
406
1736
2099
2033
1823
1576
1366
1256
965
760
743
673
1090
1263
1931
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:42AM1.65m
9:05PM1.73m
9:32AM1.63m
9:52PM1.67m
10:21AM1.59m
Low Tide
2:37AM0.04m
2:54PM0.07m
3:25AM0.05m
3:43PM0.12m
4:12AM0.10m
4:32PM0.18m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
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5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
15
13
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
8
9
Feels °C
10
10
8
10
7
6
4
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
1
2
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