Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.3° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 2PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
18
0.7
SSE
18
0.8
SSE
18
0.7
SE
17
0.8
SSE
17
0.7
SE
17
0.7
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
16
0.7
SE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
283
352
309
340
298
243
215
178
249
193
187
147
147
144
107
79
81
79
82
47
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:44PM1.48m
6:02AM1.40m
6:28PM1.52m
6:47AM1.45m
7:10PM1.56m
Low Tide
11:25AM0.31m
00:00AM0.34m
12:12PM0.27m
00:45AM0.28m
12:58PM0.24m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
12
10
10
10
11
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