Waiapu River Surf Break

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 5 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.4° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 11AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
15
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
S
5
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
362
246
163
135
106
83
81
77
52
39
27
25
25
24
18
17
10
10
15
15
15
12
11
44
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
W
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
10
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:19AM1.62m
10:47PM1.75m
11:16AM1.57m
11:41PM1.67m
12:12PM1.52m
Low Tide
4:16AM0.05m
4:32PM0.06m
5:10AM0.08m
5:26PM0.13m
6:03AM0.12m
6:20PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:53
4:53
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
15
15
12
12
13
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
14
13
14
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
11
10
8
9
10
11
12
11
13
14
15
15
13
12
12
10
11
10
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.7
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
6
Energy kJ
222
192
163
133
106
83
68
52
52
28
22
25
25
11
18
13
13
8
8
15
8
9
8
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
E
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NW
5
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
362
246
143
135
89
83
81
77
41
39
27
12
10
24
11
17
10
10
15
4
15
12
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
17
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
E
8
0.3
N
6
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
NW
5
0.2
SSE
21
Energy kJ
27
27
26
26
25
5
5
5
6
39
21
10
20
10
18
17
2
4
15
13
2
11
1
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
5
0.9
NW
6
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
7
13
10
7
17
17
80
64
20
18
50
4
7
15
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
53
0
0
0
53
51
24
51
53
53
53
58
156
109
109
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
5
6
7
7
6
5
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
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