Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 12 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

15.4°C

Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 8AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 11	SE 11	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	140	135	99	76	49	48	32	32	16	15	15	6	6	6	5	5	77	79	85	70	60	59	59	47
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	00:17AM1.58m				12:49PM1.69m					1:17AM1.53m				1:48PM1.64m				2:19AM1.49m				2:48PM1.60m
Low Tide			6:32AM0.11m					7:12PM0.16m				7:30AM0.16m				8:11PM0.18m				8:30AM0.21m				9:10PM0.19m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	17	18	18	17	16	15	15	16	19	19	19	18	17
Feels °C	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	12	12	14	14	14	13	14	13	14	15	17	15	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	N 5	N 5	N 6	N 13	N 12	N 6	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	140	135	99	76	49	48	32	32	16	31	47	50	13	12	81	84	77	79	85	70	60	59	59	47
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	SSE 16
kJ	19	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	6	6	6	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 11	N 13	N 13	N 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 15	SE 14	NNE 10	NE 10	SSE 16	N 12
kJ	6	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	13	13	13	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	8	10	4	24	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	—	N 6	N 6	N 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	NNW 3	—
kJ	14	15	15	19	27	22	21	15	22	52	70	—	67	74	109	—	—	—	—	—	—	76	7	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	76	76	53	53	61	27	27	183	321	321	27	27	0	0	0	0	27	27	27	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's				Hicks Bay	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Torere Beach	Torere Beach	Torere Beach	Hicks Bay	Tolaga Bay	Maraenui	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1				1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	3	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4

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