Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is

15.2°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 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 6AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	12s
Evening (03 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 12	SE 11	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	5	15	15	6	6	5	5	55	59	85	91	91	88	73	70	68	75	172	223	130	222	191	173	99	75	71	71
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	E	E	SSW	E	NNE	N	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off
High Tide		1:17AM1.53m				1:48PM1.64m				2:19AM1.49m				2:48PM1.60m				3:22AM1.48m				3:47PM1.56m					4:22AM1.48m
Low Tide				7:30AM0.16m				8:11PM0.18m				8:30AM0.21m				9:10PM0.19m				9:30AM0.25m					10:07PM0.20m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	7:45
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	15	17	18	17	16	16	15	15	15	18	17	17	15	15	15	15	15	16	18	19	18	17	16	16	17
Feels °C	10	11	13	13	13	12	13	14	13	13	14	16	13	14	13	15	15	15	16	17	18	18	16	16	15	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	N 5	N 6	N 13	N 12	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	26	15	36	39	13	12	58	55	59	85	91	91	88	73	70	68	75	88	223	130	222	191	173	99	75	71	71
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	SSE 9	N 13	SSE 8	S 8	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	SSE 16	SSE 16	N 7	SSE 16	N 7	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	14	13	15	13	6	1	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	24	25	57	48	104	18	17	15	61	60	44	58
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	SE 13	N 13	SSE 8	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	NE 10	SE 11	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	NE 10	SSE 16	N 12	N 12	SSE 16	N 11	SSE 14	N 11	N 11	N 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	5	6	13	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	9	8	7	4	24	11	11	50	2	41	2	2	2	14	13	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	—	NNW 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	—	—	—	—	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7
kJ	30	34	—	40	54	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	172	—	—	—	—	82	86	77	77	77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Anaura Bay East Cape	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Hicks Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Raglan - Ngarunui Beach Raglan and West Waikato	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Whangaparaoa East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Tuamotu Island 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	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	53	69	27	53	321	321	27	0	0	0	0	0	321	154	48	0	0	48	0	0	111	0	27	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	2	2	3	2		2	1	3	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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