Waiapu River Surf Break
Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Waiapu River

Issued: 5 am 06 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
16.5° 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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 06). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (06 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (06 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tue
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
16
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.3
NNE
7
0.7
S
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.3
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
10
10
10
10
10
11
9
90
67
69
60
65
101
68
55
76
92
101
9
0
61
0
10
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:15AM1.36m
10:40PM1.49m
10:59AM1.34m
11:22PM1.48m
11:44AM1.34m
Low Tide
4:21AM0.34m
4:27PM0.31m
5:04AM0.34m
5:10PM0.33m
5:47AM0.33m
5:54PM0.34m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
12
5
1
Temp °C
17
17
16
17
17
15
14
14
13
12
13
15
14
13
12
11
12
11
11
15
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
13
13
11
14
14
12
11
11
11
11
12
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
14
12
12
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
2.4
N
9
2.2
N
9
2
N
9
1.8
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.1
NNW
8
1
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
7
856
735
595
450
392
347
298
146
125
78
60
44
101
68
55
76
92
101
103
78
61
39
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
7
0.7
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
7
Energy kJ
2
6
2
9
9
8
11
9
90
67
69
48
25
53
28
27
26
17
17
7
26
20
24
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
7
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
Energy kJ
6
10
10
10
10
10
6
6
14
14
13
12
12
12
10
7
8
5
8
9
11
9
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
N
8
3.5
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
8
2.4
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
0.4
SW
3
0.6
S
3
1
SSE
6
1.4
S
6
0.3
NW
4
Energy kJ
809
1643
1373
1101
864
782
642
504
3
8
65
156
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
76
58
76
69
69
69
42
42
0
0
18
26
42
18
18
0
0
0
0
53
53
0
53
53
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
4
4
3
4
2
1
5
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
8
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
7
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