Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.3° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 12AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
8
0.4
SE
16
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.4
NE
12
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
NE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
103
171
70
69
64
60
53
59
51
51
94
61
49
93
83
158
100
93
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:04PM1.39m
2:27AM1.28m
2:55PM1.38m
3:21AM1.29m
3:45PM1.40m
Low Tide
8:24PM0.42m
8:36AM0.41m
9:15PM0.41m
9:28AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
12
11
11
12
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
17
21
22
19
17
Feels °C
11
12
11
9
9
10
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
15
16
16
15
14
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