Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.5° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 10PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (16 Jul)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
18
1
ESE
17
1.2
ESE
17
1.4
ESE
16
1.5
ESE
16
1.6
ESE
16
1.6
ESE
16
1.7
ESE
16
1.7
ESE
15
1.6
ESE
15
1.6
ESE
15
1.6
ESE
15
1.5
ESE
15
1.5
ESE
14
1.5
ESE
14
1.4
ESE
14
1.4
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
0.9
SSE
23
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
413
640
776
976
1109
1239
1224
1393
1358
1136
1121
1121
970
956
930
811
735
613
770
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NW
5
NE
10
E
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
S
5
W
5
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:45PM1.83m
8:09AM1.68m
8:39PM1.82m
9:04AM1.66m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.04m
2:23PM-0.01m
3:01AM0.03m
3:17PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
14
12
11
10
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
10
9
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
15
13
12
10
9
8
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
8
7
11
12
11
9
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