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Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 16 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
19.9° 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 12PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (16 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
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)
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.9
ENE
0.5
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.8
ENE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)131313128128816887888811118101061616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8511410996100657158105333231383822263542252731425152
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
0
W
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
0
NW
5
SW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
0
WNW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		glasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglasscross-
on		crosscrossglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
1.41
5:06PM
1.34
5:36AM
1.46
5:58PM
1.39
6:24AM
1.52
6:48PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:01AM
0.41
11:16PM
0.34
11:53AM
0.34
12:08AM
0.29
12:42PM
0.26
12:58AM
0.23
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise--7:03-------7:05-------7:05-----
Sunset-----7:24-------7:22-------7:22--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131416181817171716141719191817171615171919181716
Feels °C (?)121316151514151515131818161616181716181818181817
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