Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 5AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1079
853
702
573
325
252
172
180
118
95
129
90
86
75
82
85
85
122
91
91
97
103
91
93
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:37AM1.49m
5:04PM1.59m
5:35AM1.52m
5:59PM1.60m
6:29AM1.56m
6:49PM1.61m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.21m
10:47AM0.21m
11:24PM0.18m
11:45AM0.21m
00:18AM0.15m
12:39PM0.19m
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6:28
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
16
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
11
12
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
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