Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
8
0.4
SE
16
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
NE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
293
297
289
303
265
103
146
69
68
65
63
68
58
59
96
94
64
49
93
93
153
135
95
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:35AM1.30m
2:04PM1.39m
2:27AM1.28m
2:55PM1.38m
3:21AM1.29m
3:45PM1.40m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.40m
8:24PM0.42m
8:36AM0.41m
9:15PM0.41m
9:28AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:13
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6:11
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7:27
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7:28
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Temp °C
12
12
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
12
15
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
16
19
20
18
17
Feels °C
11
11
10
9
9
11
11
11
10
9
10
13
13
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
15
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