Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiapu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 3AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri night, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
10
1.2
NE
7
1.6
NE
14
1.8
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2.2
NE
12
1.9
NE
12
1.8
NE
12
1.7
NE
12
1.7
NE
11
1.6
NE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
151
885
1069
1374
1697
1862
1834
1778
1521
1404
1042
865
781
741
593
543
476
441
352
300
303
251
279
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
35
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:10PM1.46m
11:27AM1.33m
11:54PM1.44m
12:14PM1.31m
00:40AM1.43m
1:05PM1.31m
Low Tide
5:31AM0.38m
5:40PM0.36m
6:17AM0.39m
6:26PM0.37m
7:04AM0.37m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:09
5:09
5:08
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
18
18
18
20
19
16
15
15
15
13
15
17
16
15
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
13
14
18
15
14
13
13
12
11
13
16
14
14
12
10
9
8
7
8
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
10
1.2
NE
7
1.6
NE
14
1.8
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.3
NE
13
2.2
NE
13
2.2
NE
12
1.9
NE
12
1.8
NE
12
1.7
NE
12
1.7
NE
11
1.6
NE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
NE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
Energy kJ
309
151
885
1069
1374
1697
1862
1834
1778
1521
1404
1042
865
781
741
593
543
476
441
352
300
220
216
194
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.6
NE
11
0.3
E
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
1.5
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.2
E
16
0.5
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
2
104
17
4
4
210
125
84
66
50
21
23
25
19
15
14
10
99
146
113
113
69
63
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
13
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSE
18
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
9
2
2
2
14
4
4
4
7
31
16
16
7
4
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.7
N
7
2
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
1.7
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
Energy kJ
60
99
130
200
270
423
282
200
154
120
83
75
2
11
240
303
251
279
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
2
Distance (km)
111
108
111
107
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
0
18
18
26
48
48
42
42
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
8
7
9
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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