Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.1° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 12PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
2
SSE
7
1.2
E
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1123
878
878
878
737
433
444
354
288
250
180
169
257
225
220
350
220
1312
1892
2106
2498
2663
2189
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
35
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:50AM1.66m
8:16PM1.76m
8:42AM1.65m
9:05PM1.73m
9:32AM1.63m
Low Tide
1:46AM0.05m
2:03PM0.04m
2:37AM0.04m
2:54PM0.07m
3:25AM0.05m
3:43PM0.12m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
4
5
6
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
11
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
10
11
10
12
12
12
10
11
10
10
7
7
4
2
5
4
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
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