Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

15.4°C

Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waiapu River today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 6PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2					Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 11	SE 11	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	SE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	76	49	48	32	32	16	15	15	6	6	6	5	5	72	77	85	70	64	62	62	73	73	88	64
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	ENE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on
High Tide		12:49PM1.69m					1:17AM1.53m				1:48PM1.64m				2:19AM1.49m				2:48PM1.60m				3:22AM1.48m
Low Tide					7:12PM0.16m				7:30AM0.16m				8:11PM0.18m				8:30AM0.21m				9:10PM0.19m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—
	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—	—	—	7:43
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	16	15	14	14	14	15	17	18	18	17	16	15	15	15	18	18	17	15	15	15	15	15
Feels °C	9	10	10	10	10	10	12	14	14	13	13	14	14	13	14	14	16	14	13	13	15	15	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	N 5	N 6	N 13	N 12	N 12	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 12	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7
kJ	76	49	48	32	32	16	15	45	50	13	12	12	66	72	77	85	70	64	11	62	73	73	88	62
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	SSE 9	N 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	NE 10	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	N 6
kJ	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	15	13	6	6	5	12	11	11	11	11	11	4	24	24	53	66	39
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 11	NE 11	N 13	SSE 8	SE 12	SE 12	S 8	SE 11	SE 11	NE 10	SE 11	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	SE 16
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	5	5	13	6	5	5	1	5	5	4	4	8	7	7	11	11	3	3	64
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	—	—	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 7	—	N 4	—	N 6	—
kJ	20	28	22	21	15	30	34	—	—	54	56	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	62	—	7	—	33	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waiapu River East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Te Araroa East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	0	61	76	53	53	61	27	27	27	321	107	27	27	0	0	0	0	111	105	103	0	0	0	18
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Maraenui	Loisell's			Hicks Bay	Maraenui	Maraenui	Torere Beach	Torere Beach	Loisell's				Maraenui	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1				1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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