Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.4° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 5AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
33
35
38
38
39
29
29
29
29
29
31
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
14
14
14
8
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
N
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:50AM1.62m
9:06PM1.57m
9:33AM1.61m
9:50PM1.54m
10:16AM1.59m
Low Tide
2:38AM0.13m
3:03PM0.20m
3:21AM0.15m
3:47PM0.22m
4:03AM0.19m
4:31PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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Temp °C
14
14
14
19
22
22
19
16
16
15
15
19
22
21
18
16
16
17
17
17
18
15
15
13
Feels °C
13
12
12
19
20
18
16
14
15
13
14
16
18
17
15
14
13
14
13
13
13
9
10
10
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