Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.4° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 3AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.7
SSE
16
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.7
SSE
19
0.8
SSE
20
1
SSE
20
1
SSE
19
1
SSE
19
1
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
283
258
254
232
203
199
325
441
723
774
687
616
453
339
284
196
378
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
S
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:22PM1.72m
10:51AM1.58m
11:12PM1.64m
11:43AM1.53m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.07m
5:01PM0.15m
5:33AM0.13m
5:51PM0.23m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
11
12
11
10
9
10
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
6
7
7
6
5
6
6
7
8
8
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