Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waiapu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 5PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (08 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
ENE
2.5
NE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
2.5
NE
3
NE
Period(s) (?)889999899999991091014141313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)96698158953047446327342742240442243539143344243345287471164289493420962846
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
1.43
10:58PM
1.48
11:14AM
1.38
11:42PM
1.43
11:59AM
1.34
12:29AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:46PM
0.30
5:15AM
0.36
5:29PM
0.34
6:00AM
0.40
6:14PM
0.37
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise6:24-------6:26-------6:26-------
Sunset--5:49-------5:47-------5:45-----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
1111--11-1-------1111111
Temp. °C181919191919191919191919181818171819191818181818
Feels °C (?)151717181818181818171819181819192019201818181716
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