Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.3°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 8AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (01 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
2
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
216
237
218
247
603
749
813
867
757
587
476
373
396
827
566
501
336
307
227
217
161
153
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
NE
5
N
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NE
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
8:58AM1.56m
9:16PM1.62m
9:43AM1.59m
10:02PM1.61m
10:31AM1.60m
Low Tide
2:53AM0.15m
3:11PM0.18m
3:37AM0.13m
3:58PM0.19m
4:22AM0.13m
4:46PM0.20m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
7
7
7
10
15
17
14
12
11
10
10
13
17
18
15
13
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
7
8
7
4
4
4
8
12
14
11
10
8
7
7
10
16
15
12
10
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