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Waiapu River surf break

Waiapu River surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Waiapu River surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
19.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waiapu River today?

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 3AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
Period(s) (?)7131366671212121212121212121212101414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)129596771195629292828292828282828244140202041
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
15
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
0
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		offoffglasscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:21PM
1.56
11:45AM
1.66
12:13AM
1.51
12:33PM
1.58
1:04AM
1.46
1:21PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:31AM
0.14
6:06PM
0.14
6:21AM
0.22
6:54PM
0.19
7:10AM
0.29
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise---5:52-------5:54-------5:54----
Sunset-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181717172423242322212021242931282525232429313025
Feels °C (?)181817162422242323212021232831302524212126272622
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