Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

14.4°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 (03 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 3AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (03 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (03 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).
	Saturday 3								Sunday 4								Monday 5
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SE 10	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 7	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	50	27	23	23	60	136	84	83	127	185	209	220	191	151	125	680	75	85	217	217	230	226	183	183
Wind (km/h)	W	W	SW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	11:33PM1.61m				12:06PM1.67m				00:29AM1.57m					1:03PM1.64m				1:28AM1.53m				2:03PM1.61m
Low Tide			5:52AM0.10m				6:25PM0.18m				6:46AM0.13m					7:23PM0.21m				7:44AM0.17m				8:23PM0.23m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	13	14	13	13	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12
Feels °C	10	11	10	10	9	9	8	6	5	3	4	4	5	5	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	NNW 7	NW 7	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	50	17	21	14	9	5	23	21	19	31	111	220	191	131	111	131	101	72	217	217	230	226	183	183
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 17	SSE 16	SSE 11	SSE 10	NE 13	SSE 13	SSE 11	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	E 5	SSE 12	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5
kJ	7	21	13	13	11	25	12	11	6	17	11	8	8	8	12	79	19	17	12	12	12	11	12	13
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	SE 10	SE 12	SE 12	NE 10	SSE 11	NE 9	NNE 13	NNE 9	N 9	NNE 9	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 9	E 5	SSE 12	SSE 11	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NE 6
kJ	4	27	23	23	4	13	3	16	8	6	8	15	15	15	7	12	75	85	37	34	34	13	12	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 4	—	SSW 3	S 4	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 12	—	—	—	E 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	—	3	1	60	136	84	83	127	185	209	186	170	151	125	680	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Awakino River Mouth Taranaki	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Okiwi - Whangapoua Estuary Great Barrier Island	Napier - Marine Parade Hawkes Bay	Te Awanga Hawkes Bay	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Mahia Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Three Points East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Papatea Bay East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Cliffs Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	4	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	53	53	57	145	422	351	219	326	233	244	57	57	156	153	58	53	93	57	57	109	154	154	76
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Loisell's	Tolaga Bay	Tolaga Bay	Papatea Bay								Papatea Bay	Papatea Bay			Three Points	Loisell's		Loisell's	Papatea Bay				Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1								1	1			3	3		3	1				2
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Rating (10 max)	3	6	3	3	3	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	4	4	5

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