Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.2° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 1PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2614
2574
2628
2587
2049
862
1422
1059
750
593
540
396
252
237
237
199
151
119
94
198
198
160
154
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NE
10
NNE
0
SW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:08AM1.54m
11:25PM1.52m
11:56AM1.49m
00:12AM1.45m
12:44PM1.44m
Low Tide
4:57AM0.16m
5:19PM0.26m
5:43AM0.22m
6:06PM0.33m
6:28AM0.29m
6:54PM0.39m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
7
7
9
11
10
9
8
9
9
9
10
13
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
14
14
12
Feels °C
-1
-2
0
1
1
2
2
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
10
9
12
13
10
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