Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.2° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1.7
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.4
NE
14
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
315
268
232
201
155
151
128
128
94
94
65
65
67
50
36
35
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:47AM1.52m
4:22PM1.64m
4:48AM1.55m
5:19PM1.67m
Low Tide
9:39PM0.23m
10:01AM0.16m
10:40PM0.19m
11:01AM0.13m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
10
12
12
11
10
10
11
10
14
17
16
13
12
Feels °C
6
5
6
7
8
10
9
8
7
8
9
8
11
12
11
10
10
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