Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 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
18.2° 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 10PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
E
2
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
1.3
NE
1
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.2
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)11111111111111101010101088887888128811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4321212199910444250954151220110414014311313506489
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:58PM
1.70
7:17AM
1.70
7:49PM
1.76
8:09AM
1.72
8:40PM
1.80
9:01AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
0.10
1:35PM
-0.00
2:05AM
0.06
2:27PM
-0.02
2:58AM
0.05
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:35-------6:35-------6:37-
Sunset5:35-------5:34-------5:32-------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----13354111--1---511111
Temp. °C191818181818171817171817161618191917141516151717
Feels °C (?)141313131311111314141516161516161715121213121413
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