Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.5° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
17
1
SSE
16
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
530
590
612
604
675
642
463
384
347
265
227
210
203
158
150
140
135
88
85
78
86
77
55
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
9:34AM1.67m
9:53PM1.66m
10:22AM1.69m
10:42PM1.64m
11:12AM1.69m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.08m
3:49PM0.13m
4:11AM0.06m
4:39PM0.13m
5:00AM0.07m
5:31PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:41
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7:08
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Temp °C
12
12
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
15
18
18
16
14
14
12
11
14
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
10
11
10
9
9
9
11
13
12
12
11
11
9
8
12
14
15
12
11
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