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Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 12 Jan 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
20.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waiapu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 12PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (12 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.7
ESE
0.5
SSE
0.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
NE
0.6
SSE
0.4
NE
0.5
SSE
0.5
NE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)16131313141414151351114566111411131010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48343232518053424423706885113107956669805758585852
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
15
WNW
0
SW
10
NNW
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglassoffcross-
on		oncross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:54AM
1.42
2:09PM
1.44
2:44AM
1.39
2:57PM
1.39
3:35AM
1.38
3:47PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:59AM
0.36
8:27PM
0.30
8:48AM
0.41
9:14PM
0.33
9:39AM
0.44
10:02PM
0.35
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-5:56-------5:56-------5:58------
Sunset-----8:30-------8:30-------8:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------11---------
Temp. °C232325272118181818181920201920191918222324232120
Feels °C (?)192025261917171717171819191920181818212121212121
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