Waiapu River Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.77° S 178.48° E

Waiapu River 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waiapu River sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.3° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waiapu River at 5PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
NE
10
2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
264
284
238
157
138
107
107
105
66
44
712
907
1046
1027
1006
861
638
418
319
261
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
W
40
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:04PM1.44m
00:22AM1.36m
12:53PM1.40m
1:12AM1.32m
1:45PM1.37m
Low Tide
6:18PM0.39m
6:36AM0.36m
7:08PM0.43m
7:25AM0.39m
7:59PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
19
16
14
13
14
14
16
14
14
12
10
9
9
8
12
15
16
13
11
Feels °C
13
14
17
14
12
11
11
10
12
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
12
14
10
9
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