Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

15.5°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 (06 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 11PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Evening (06 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 6			Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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)	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	73	122	86	75	140	75	60	71	71	82	149	8	8	84	84	84	79	183	232	132	132	110
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy
High Tide						5:18AM1.50m				5:35PM1.53m				6:09AM1.53m				6:24PM1.52m				6:56AM1.56m
Low Tide				11:02PM0.19m				11:25AM0.28m				11:52PM0.19m				12:18PM0.28m				00:40AM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—
	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	7:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	2	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	21	18	18	18	18	17	18	17	17	16	17	17	17	18	20	21	18	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	19	18	17	17	18	18	16	17	16	14	13	15	15	14	15	16	18	16	15	15	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 14	N 14	NNE 7	N 7	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7
kJ	73	122	86	75	77	75	60	71	71	82	37	36	261	194	84	84	67	183	158	132	132	110
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	N 6	N 6	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 8	SSE 9	N 13	NE 7	N 13	N 13	N 14	N 14	N 14
kJ	20	19	19	18	27	25	18	18	17	17	8	8	8	84	8	14	79	32	32	32	34	35
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	SSE 10	SSE 10	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	E 11	E 10	N 14	SSE 9	N 13	SE 9	N 13	S 8	S 8	S 8	N 11	N 11
kJ	20	5	20	20	18	18	4	4	17	17	2	2	15	8	4	3	14	1	1	1	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 7	NNW 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NNW 7	N 7	N 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNE 7	—	—	—
kJ	55	13	20	20	140	29	39	55	71	64	149	247	385	284	172	167	62	148	232	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Wainui Bay Chalet Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Bay Chalet Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Waiapu River East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	42	0	0	0	0	0	93	100	0	0	106	106	76	76	93	93	0	27	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Tokomaru Bay	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's			Hicks Bay	Hicks Bay			Loisell's	Loisell's			Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Tokata	Tokata	Tokata
Rating (10 max)	1	3	2	2	2	1			1	1			2	2			2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Loisell's East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nugget Point Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Back Beach New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Little River State Beach United States	Amanzimtoti South Africa
Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4

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