Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.3° 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 6PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (03 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (03 Mar)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SSE
0.7
NE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SE
3.5
SSE
2.4
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
Period(s) (?)916101010101111121211111111111012121110101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)979245119311811210131914871677252121871744277612501015991102912721037725549400307266260
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NE
15
NE
20
N
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:15PM
1.55
7:41AM
1.66
8:06PM
1.57
8:29AM
1.66
8:54PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09PM
0.17
1:27AM
0.14
2:00PM
0.14
2:17AM
0.14
2:48PM
0.12
3:05AM
0.14
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54
Sunset---7:44-------7:42-------7:40----
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C111314141313131315171717151515141618191917161515
Feels °C (?)466876779111112121314131516161716151414
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