Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 09 Apr 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
19.4° 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 1AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (10 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
E
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.3
NNE
3
NE
3.5
NE
3.5
NE
4
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
4.5
NE
5
NE
5.5
NE
6.5
NE
Period(s) (?)9999910101514131313131313131414141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43244538047748750852810079611013101115041775316536194213540790448392812571078226996812871
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
SE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
45
NE
55
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:42PM
1.43
11:59AM
1.34
12:29AM
1.40
12:48PM
1.31
1:18AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:29PM
0.34
6:00AM
0.40
6:14PM
0.37
6:48AM
0.43
7:01PM
0.39
7:38AM
0.43
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------6:26-------6:28-------6:28-
Sunset5:47-------5:45-------5:45-------
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mod rain
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918181817182019181817181818181819191920202120
Feels °C (?)191918181918202019181716171616161617181718161513
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